The nine days of Jazz Week, from April 25 to May 3, will help every music lover answer the question posed by this year's theme, "What's your jazz?" The third annual celebration of the music features more than 200 events of every style imaginable, many of them free or low-cost, in over 75 venues. Coordinated and promoted by JazzBoston and produced independently by participating musicians, presenters, clubs, educational institutions, community centers, and other organizations, Jazz Week '09 is the product of a collaborative effort by representatives of Boston's entire jazz community.

Among the highlights:

• Jazz Week @ the Boston Public Library, a series of free afternoon and evening seminars, movies, and music at the Main Library in Copley Square, including the Boston premiere of "The Music Inn," the historic film of masters who shaped the course of jazz; "Jazzin' the Generations," an interactive conversation exploring how life's lessons can be shared through jazz; and "Riffs & Raps II," an introduction to the sounds and experience of jazz for the very young
• Jazz Week @ Fan Pier, a series of free jazz shows as part of the Volvo Ocean Race festivities
• Jazz Meets Salsa, a special Latin jazz concert and dance party on Apr. 25, with a jazz cocktail hour and salsa and swing dance lessons at the Villa Victoria Center for the Arts
• Jazz Week @ Barnes & Noble, showcasing Boston-based artists with a selection of CDs available at the store this week only and a free live performance by the Infrared Band on May 1, presented by JazzBoston in partnership with Somerville independent label Creative Nation Music.
• Jazz at the State House, a free concert on the Grand Staircase on April 30 (Note correct date) as part of the Governor's Lunchtime Cultural Series, performed by the New England Conservatory Honors Jazz Ensemble in celebration of 40 years of jazz at NEC.
  

• Avila Modern Mediterranean Restaurant, Boston
• Flora, Arlington
• The Fireplace, Brookline
• The Grand Parlor at the Emerson Inn By The Sea, Rockport
• Icarus Restaurant, Boston
• Kennedy's Midtown, Boston
• La Morra, Brookline
• Longwood Grille, Boston
• Mass Southwest Bar & Grill, Woburn
• Ruth's Chris Steak House, Boston
• Tantric India Bistro, Boston
• Upstairs on the Square, Cambridge.

You'll find the most up-to-date list and details on the JazzBoston website. Among those offering discounts or free tickets during Jazz Week:

• Scullers Jazz Club
• Villa Victoria Center for the Arts
• The Jazz Club at the Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center
• First Act Guitar Studio, Boston
  
• Blink Music Studios.
  

Send your entries to myjazz@jazzboston.org. Multiple entries are welcome. Videos and quotes will be posted to the JazzBoston website and YouTube channel. Prizes will be awarded for the best responses. If you have a question, write to myjazz@jazzboston.org. Check www.jazzboston.org for updates on the contest and prizes.

The New England Conservatory of Music, which celebrates the 40th anniversary of its Jazz Studies Program during the 2009 - 2010 academic year, is this year's Primary Sponsor of Jazz Week. Scullers Jazz Club and the Joslin Diabetes Center's Singing for a Cure are Lead Sponsors. Other sponsors include the Boston Pops Orchestra, Live Nation, The Beehive, and John Hancock. The Phoenix Media/Communications Group is the official print media sponsor of Jazz Week '09, and WGBH 89.7 FM is the official radio sponsor.