[Dixielandjazz] Re: AFJS

[Norman Vickers]

Dear DJML  listmates,
Re:  Comments of Steve Barbone, Will Connelly and others regarding AFJS;
it's making  a recovery.
Their new web address is www.americanfederationofjazzsocieties.com.  If you
search, some of the old web addresses are still listed ( they're inactive)
but the new address shows up, too.

 Here is a list of officers from their web page.
 Officers:
President: Randolph Siple - West Coast Traditional Jass Club
Vice President: Vacant
Secretary:: Susan Siple
Treasurer: Connie Baker
Directors:
Michael Campbell: (Canada) Penticton Jazz Festival
Wilma Dobie: Jazz Journalist Association
Mat Domber: Arbors Records
David Fanning: Suncoast Dixieland Jazz Society
Jim Jones: Yester Tunes Music
Maurice Lawrence: Gold Coast Jazz Society
Floyd Levin: Southern California Hot Jazz Society
Maureen Otto: Pikes Peak Jazz and Swing
James Wade: Musician

conact info:

info at americanfederationofjazzsocieties.com
drjazz at west.net

I repeat some information, I believe, because not all members see (or
remember) all the posts. I was active in AFJS in its formative stages and
served as pres in 94'-'95 and served as their newsletter editor for 9 years
( one of those years was when I served as president.) I left the board in
1998 when our Jazz Society of Pensacola took over the administration of
Pensacola JazzFest.  Chuck Swan of Phoenix served as a (minimally) paid
Executive Director in recent years.  Following his untimely death from a
heart attack, Don Jones ( ed. of American Rag) was serving as pres of AFJS.
He also tried to rescue work that Chuck Swan was doing.

Details of the transition of presidency from Jones to Siple are not known to
me. Don still runs some ads for AFJS in the American Rag.

I'm happy to hear that there has been renewed interest and activity in AFJS
and wish them well.  I'm copying Randy Siple in hopes that he might give us
some additional information and share some of their plans for the future.

Norman Vickers
Jazz Society of Pensacola
www.jazzpensacola.com