The Canadian Jazz Archives Network (CJAN) has been
established to work with York University Libraries in collecting jazz related
material and to play a strong role in networking, promotion, and outreach to the
jazz community at large, including individuals (researchers or collectors) and
organizations.
The collection will be accessible to the public, and will
include music on disc, tape and piano rolls, plus published music, band
arrangements, books, periodicals, catalogues, research manuscripts, personal
scrapbooks, correspondence, photographs and all ephemera that would assist
research into jazz in Canada.
CJAN’s vision is to
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Support jazz by making the collection accessible for research and
study
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Provide a primary study resource for musicologists researching
jazz music, social studies and related sound documentation in Canada
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Enhance York University’s efforts in the promotion and
appreciation of jazz music
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Give jazz music and musicians recognition thus preserving and
promoting jazz in its varied aspects
CJAN activities will include
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Giving assistance in the documentation and verification of data
prior to the publication of books, journals, essays, monographs, liner notes and
publicity material
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Directing television and radio broadcasters to the resources of
the archives/collection when they are preparing broadcasts and live concerts
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Furnishing research both for updating and/or compiling of jazz and
jazz related discographies and bibliographies
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Initiating a Canadian Jazz Oral History Project
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Maintaining growth of the holdings by coordinating the acquisition
of vintage original recordings from private holdings, estates, commercially
available current releases and publications past and present
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Organizing an outreach programme whereby expertise is delivered on
particular interests or topics
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Compiling a jazz film/video/DVD collection focusing mainly on jazz
in Canada
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Establishing a web site relating specifically to the CJAN project
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Working toward establishing a Canadian Jazz Hall of Fame.
CJAN and York University Libraries look forward to
co-operatively developing what is expected to be the foremost collection of jazz
related material in Canada.
Contact Ken Crooke
(khcrooke@rogers.com) or Rob van der
Bliek (bliek@yorku.ca) for more
information.
Canadian Jazz Archives Network is a Registered Ontario Corporation #001724020
