From the Facebook event description: THIS EVENT WILL STREAM LIVE ON OUR FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE PAGES Alto saxophonist and bandleader Tia Fuller has established a unique career path for herself. We will find out how she managed this and has become an internationally respected artist, and faculty member at The Berklee College of Music.
From the Facebook event description: Dr. Salim Washington is currently Professor of Music at the KwaZulu- Natal University in Durban, South Africa. Before that appointment, he was a highly accomplished jazz artist in the USA, whose instruments are the tenor saxophone, flute, and oboe. Harlemites remember for his extended engagement at the legendary St. Nick's…
From the Facebook event description: Gender equity has been a critical component of recent conversations generated through the Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movement. This panel will reflect on the ways in which discussion around gender justice have been informed by these movements as well as the valuable work that continues to take shape in…
From the Facebook event description: This is second annual presentation of this series, The great friendship of Benny Carter and his biographer and jazz scholar Ed Berger is celebrated at NJMH every year - both were close to our institution. Berger's photographs and Carter's music are shared, along with a new performance of Carter's music…
From the Facebook event description: THIS EVENT WILL STREAM LIVE ON OUR FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE PAGES Duke Ellington became an internationally known composer and bandleader in the 1930s. We will look into the popular songs and the extended compositions that stood behind this miracle.
From the Facebook event description: 1958 was a stellar year for jazz, with brilliant recordings by Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Louis Armstrong, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat Cole, Duke Ellington, and Count Basie. We look at the headlines of the NYTimes for each session as we go month to month, adding history to the music,…
From the Facebook event description: Our holiday celebration continues with lesser-known and superlative recordings from on oof jazz's icons: Billie Holiday
From the Facebook event description: One of the most cherished artists in all of music, Ella Fitzgerald's recordings have been widely available for several decades. We focus on the lesser-known items as we continue our holiday celebration - please join!
From the Facebook event description: Dorthaan Kirk has been a vital force in jazz for half a century, and has been honored as a NEA Jazz Master in 2020. Through her intimate involvement with WBGO-FM, as well as many other related activities, Kirk has produced innumerable events, and mentored untold musicians and others in the…