The full story is after the split, but here's a slideshow of some shots from the day and a sample of the evening ending performance by vocal ensemble Groove For Thought...Enjoy!
The Business of Jazz is Swingin'! (and Squeekin', Squawkin', ...) http://t.co/ZhpfepBXIU#JEN14http://t.co/fE40OSjF2j
— The New Jazz Thing! (@TNJT) January 10, 2014RT @denisdiblasio: "JEN is like a family. We want to invite you to join our family." Bob Sinicrope (PresElect) #jen14pic.twitter.com/Roqy1G3OP9
— Monica Shriver (@saxymoni) January 10, 2014In a rare moment of peace and quiet, the #jen14 registration crew breaks out the dancing shoes. pic.twitter.com/bnObN9lsrJ
— Jazzspace (@JAZZSPACE) January 10, 2014Dena DeRose with Matt Wilson and co. at #jen14 in Dallas. #jazzlivespic.twitter.com/HFIZ3lrZUU
— Dawn DeBlaze (@JazzNews) January 10, 2014Cool!! RT @mpactbassman: you're seeing that right.... Dallas Jazz Harp Quartet #jen14pic.twitter.com/Z8vmsRzW7m
— The New Jazz Thing! (@TNJT) January 10, 2014Love. #jazz. Univ MO Concert Band feat Mike Maineri, dir. Art White @ #jen14 in Dallas!!! pic.twitter.com/NfzdsEyXbO
— Dawn DeBlaze (@JazzNews) January 10, 2014MT @hannahdmarks: Watch out, #JEN14 JITW is @ large @JazzIsTheWorst: Jazz Education Conferences: The land of false promises & broken dreams
— The New Jazz Thing! (@TNJT) January 10, 2014BIG CONGRATS to LeJENds of Jazz Education Award Winner Drummer Ed Soph #JEN14http://t.co/SvAp5RkyT6
— The New Jazz Thing! (@TNJT) January 11, 2014"It's neat to be getting this award in #Texas because I am the product of TX music #education." LeJENds recipient Ed Soph #jen14
— JazzEducationNetwork (@JazzEdNet) January 11, 2014"I Love My Life Now...I'm Grooving!" LeJENds of Jazz Education Awardee Paris Rutherford #JEN14http://t.co/jDpqTEEheN
— The New Jazz Thing! (@TNJT) January 11, 2014"We stand on the shoulders of great people and we would be negligent not to honor and continue their legacy." -Dr. Larry Ridley #jen14
— JazzEducationNetwork (@JazzEdNet) January 11, 2014Inaugural LeJENd of Latin Jazz "Keeper of the Flame", NEA Jazz Master Candido Camero http://t.co/rdhIQFV1uL#JEN14http://t.co/opmlFfOaru
— The New Jazz Thing! (@TNJT) January 11, 2014"My first drums were two cans of empty condensed milk." -Candido Camero, recipient of the new LeJENds of Latin Jazz award. #jen14
— JazzEducationNetwork (@JazzEdNet) January 11, 2014I'm very proud of my mother & father, because without them, no Candido! - NEA Jazz Master Candido Camero #jen14
— Caleb Chapman (@calebchapman) January 11, 2014Looking forward to it. U come highly recommended! RT @gft_music: Less than 3 hours until showtime! Come see us at 11! #jen14
— The New Jazz Thing! (@TNJT) January 11, 2014@BobMintzer, @petererskine, @JohnClaytonbass, @DaveStryker - we'll be talking about this for years to come! #jen14pic.twitter.com/LZUI5zWD9h
— Steve Holley (@KentDenverMusic) January 11, 2014Does @PeterErskine ever NOT Smile? :) #JEN14
— The New Jazz Thing! (@TNJT) January 11, 2014Love the power of the Jim Widner Big Band! Dave Pietro ends 15 yrs w JWBB at #JEN14 :( http://t.co/xC1uYzYXuXhttp://t.co/4u8P9Qr1zX
— The New Jazz Thing! (@TNJT) January 11, 2014"I think we need the fire department!" - Andrew Surmani, JEN President (after Jim Widner Big Band) #jen14
— Dawn DeBlaze (@JazzNews) January 11, 2014The Groove For Thought Divas Snippet of Michael Buble's "My Romance" was fantastic! @gft_music#JEN14http://t.co/3vamTgHkDn
— The New Jazz Thing! (@TNJT) January 11, 2014@gft_music singing "And So It Goes" may be one of the greatest things I've ever heard. Just phenomenal. #JENandTonic#jen14
— Alex Roby (@TheDivaRobySays) January 11, 2014@gft_music Ah...quick search explains it all...glo o o o rio o o ous :) Great show!
— The New Jazz Thing! (@TNJT) January 11, 2014