The International Association of Jazz Record Collectors (IAJRC) is an international, non-profit organization devoted to the appreciation and preservation of recorded jazz. IAJRC has its own label, IAJRC Records.
History edit
IAJRC was founded 60 years ago (1964) in Pittsburgh by William C. Love. The organization incorporated in 1975 in Ohio as a non-profit entity,[1][2][3] classified by the IRS as a 501(c)(3). The incorporators were James H. Beauchamp, Edward L. Shank, and Leo F. Krebs (born 1937), all of Dayton. The organization has published the IAJRC Journal four times a year for the past 56 years (since 1968), and has produced over 77 titles for IAJRC Records. Many peers, including TV and radio historian Tim Brooks, regard the IAJRC as a scholarly organization.[4]
References edit
- ^ "A Survey of Record Collectors' Societies," by Tim Brooks, Association for Recorded Sound Collections Journal, Vol. 16, No. 3, 1983, pps. 17–37; ISSN 0004-5438
- ^ Goldmine Jazz: Album Price Guide by Tim Neely, Krause Publications (2004), pg. 10; OCLC 56759163
- ^ Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound, (vol. 1 of 2; A–L), Frank Hoffman (ed.), Routledge (2005), pg. 422; OCLC 53903601
- ^ "Only in America: The Unique Status of Sound Recordings under U.S. Copyright Law and How It Threatens Our Audio Heritage," by Tim Brooks, American Music, University of Illinois Press, Vol. 27, No. 2, Summer 2009, pg. 134; ISSN 1945-2349