Jan Leder

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Music therapy was first formally used to help veterans after World Wars I and II. "The patients' notable physical and emotional responses to music led the doctors and nurses to request the hiring of musicians by the hospitals. It was soon evident that the hospital musician needs some prior training before entering the facility, and so the demand grew for a college curriculum." Predecessors to the American Music Therapy Association include the National Association for Music Therapy (founded in 1950) and the American Association for Music Therapy (founded in 1971).

In May 2002 the Int'l Association for Jazz Education published Jan's article I Can't Give You Anything But Love , an account of her discovery of employment as an entertainer in healthcare facilities, in their Jazz Education Journal . In July 2003 WBGO-FM Newark aired a 6-minute documentary about her work with seniors and the infirm, produced by jazz programmer/journalist John J. Cooper , in their award-winning WBGO Journal . In February 2006 Jan gave her first seminar, " Making a Living in Music Wellness: a Workshop for Professional Performers " at St.

In 1993-4 she worked with Chip Shelton's World Flute Orchestra , a coming-together of the best jazz flutists in New York. In 1986 she recorded with the Dan Krimm Quartet on Overtone Records. And for over twenty-five years Ms. Leder has worked with the 9th Street Stompers , a popular local jazz band, playing their unique variety of jazz styles in parades, street fairs and other venues.

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