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John Edward Hasse, Ph.D, in his session entitled, "Leadership Lessons from the Jazz Masters" brings considerable knowledge, experience, talent and humor to bear on the subject of leadership style, confronting change, and the grooming of leaders, with valuable insights from the history of jazz tailored for professionals facing leadership challenges in their own industry. In addition, the range of musical examples and his own very adroit and accomplished musicianship make the presentation entertaining and engaging as it is thought provoking and inspiring. Dr. Hasse is a dynamic presenter who will make its meeting's attendees take a fresh look at Leadership. John Edward Hasse is an educator, musician, and award-winning author and record producer. He serves as Curator of American Music at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. Named "Ellington's best biographer" by The Washington Post, he is the author of the acclaimed Beyond Category: The Life and Genius of Duke Ellington, to which Wynton Marsalis contributed the foreword. Hasse is also the producer of an Ellington CD boxed set and the curator of three Smithsonian exhibitions on Ellington. He also co-curated the exhibitions Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song and A History of the Piano As Seen Through Smithsonian Collections.

Hasse has received two ASCAP Deems Taylor Awards for excellence in writing on music and two Grammy Award nominations. He has been interviewed about American music in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and other publications and has appeared on PBS, NPR, Bravo, ABC Radio, CNN Headline News, and Entertainment Tonight. A popular speaker and pianist, he has lectured and performed in North America, Europe and Asia.