Jazz Preservation, Education, Promulgation and Performance Artist Act of 2016

Jazz Preservation, Education, Promulgation and Performance Artist Act of 2016 [link]

Sponsor(s): Councilmembers Nadeau and May

Status: Referred to Committee on Finance and Revenue

Date Introduced: 7/12/16

Hearing Date: 10/6/16

Description:

• Establishes a District of Columbia Jazz Preservation Program, within the Commission on Arts and Humanities.
• The Program will record interviews with leading jazz artists for television broadcasts, acquire and preserve jazz artifacts, and create an online database of jazz history and events.
• Creates and maintains a registry for performing artists and ensure jazz education is available to District of Columbia public and public charter schools.