should have sent this earlier-
i do a free interactive newsletter for Miami-Dade/Broward/W.Palm Beach, over 1100 musicians/ent.biz. subscribers. this is from the last issue:

This is the time of year we always tell every jazz musician and fan that to miss being at the IAJE JAZZ CONVENTION in NYC (Jan 10-13) is to miss not only an incredible bargain and nonpareil networking opportunity but a life-lifting experience musically, socially, and inspirationally. a 3-ring circus of concerts, jams, workshops, lectures, mfrs expo, more...I went 2004 and 2006, will go 2008. Mo

go to http://IAJE.org and check it out.

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Miami Mo

I agree with Mo.... Go if you can.

I was playing in a ten-piece on Bourbon St. in 1999/2000 when IAJE got held there.... loads of sit-ins from stars, and great jams all over town! I had a blast!