The Arizona Classic Jazz Society was formed in 1984 and incorporated as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization in 1989. Its purpose is to promote and perpetuate interest in traditional jazz and support the musicians who perform the music. The Society sponsors the Arizona Classic Jazz Festival every year in November at the Crowne Plaza San Marcos Golf Resort in Chandler, AZ.

ACJS holds regular monthly jazz parties featuring live music...usually from 1—4 p.m. on the fourth Sunday of the month. We believe that the life and success of traditional jazz will come from today’s children and tomorrow’s adults. Toward this end, we offer college scholarships to music majors and, in 2006, formed our own summer jazz camp. 2007 marked the beginning of in-school jazz programs.

Members receive the newsletter and discounted fees to regular monthly jazz parties. Membership is open to any person interested in enjoying our activities and supporting the aims and objectives of ACJS. Please join us to help celebrate America’s original art form—JAZZ.

Click here to log onto Michael Steinman's blog "JAZZ LIVES to see and hear some of the great bands from our 2009 Jazz Festival

Click here for AZ Classic Jazz Society jazz party highlights  - YouTube

Click here to listen to Our Kind of Music on "Jazz Decades" 24/7

ACJS is a 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization

Be sure to read "The Autobiography of a Nobody: The life and times of a sideman" by Gary Church. 

"There have been many books written by and about musicians.  What sets this book apart from most of them is that I am not a famous man.  I am what is know in the music business as a sideman.  Although this is the story of my life, it could also be the story of many others that do the same this as I do for a living.  You probably don't know our names, but you see us everyday on your TV sets and you hear us every day on your radios.  Without us, the singers that you love to listen to would be reciting poetry, because there would be no music behind them.  We are like the offensive linemen on a football team.  We never score the winning touchdown in the Super Bowl, yet the game could not be played without us".  Excerpt from the book

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