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Rochester region arts organizations include a Arts & Cultural Council, Writers & Books, Rochester Poets, [http://www.gevatheatre.org/ GeVa Theatre Center],
[http://www.bvtnaples.org/ Bristol Valley Theater], Rochester Association of Performing Arts, [http://www.garthfagandance.org/ Garth Fagan Dance], Rochester City Ballet, Little Theatre Film Society, and the Genesee Center for Arts & Education.

Clifford Brown Jazz Foundation
Promotes jazz as an art form with education and performances. The organization sponsors an instrument loan program, scholarships, workshops and lessons.

Jazz at Lincoln Center
New York based organization led by artistic director Wynton Marsalis. Includes recordings, broadcasts and performance schedule for the resident Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, information on guest performers and educational programs, and essays by Stanley Crouch.

Jazz Composers Collective
A musician-run, non-profit organization dedicated to presenting original music by forward-thinking composers. The Collective presents a concert series in New York City and publishes a newsletter.

Jazz Heritage
A ten-year initiative to research, preserve, and present the history of jazz through exhibitions, performances, recordings, radio, publications, and educational programs at the Smithsonian and across the nation.

Jazz Society of Oregon
Based in Portland; sponsors jazz festivals and workshops, offers CD reviews in its Jazzscene Magazine, and a jazz calendar of events.

The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz
Its mission is to offer the world's most promising young musicians college level training by America's jazz masters and to present public school-based jazz education programs for young people around the globe.

Arkansas Jazz Heritage Foundation
a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the general public about the historical significance of Arkansas' musical heritage. It sponsors jazz performances by musicians with Arkansas connections and educational clinics for high school and college musicians throughout the state.

SEMJA - Southeastern Michigan Jazz Association
SEMJA, supporting jazz and jazz education in SE Michigan. With monthly newsletter, local calendar, and reviews of concerts and recordings.

Potomac River Jazz Club
A non-profit society devoted to preserving, encouraging and promoting the playing of traditional /dixieland / ragtime jazz.

Leeds Jazz
Platform for jazz musicians of international standing. Includes concert dates, ticket information and links.