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The National Jazz Museum in Harlem has over the course of several years evolved into a major cultural presence in New York City. We hope you will join us for our free weekly programs in Harlem, which include our course JAZZ FOR CURIOUS LISTENERS, our interview series HARLEM SPEAKS, and/or to visit our Visitors Center. See you soon!





Visitors CenterVisitors Center

Our Visitors Center has reopened and we welcome visitors Monday through Friday, 10am-4pm.

Our Visitors Center is located at 104 E. 126th Street, Suite 2D.

 
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The National Jazz Museum in Harlem
International Jazz Day
Concert A Great Success!


Jonathan Batiste and The Stay Human Band led a global jam session with 7 artists from 6 different countries featuring Sunny Jain, Awa Sangho, Yacouba Sissoko, Noriko Ueda, James Shipp, Gian-Carla Tisera, and Marc Mommaas. Thank you to all who came out to celebrate with us! Photo credit: Marcia Salter.

New York Times Feature

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem was recently featured in the New York Times. Please click here to view the article.

This Week at the National Jazz Museum

  • JAZZ FOR CURIOUS LISTENERS features Catching up with Christian, May. 21, 7:00pm

Read the complete May schedule


Current News

Ted NashRecent Events
We have now updated the site with media from a number of our events, held since January 2013.

 

Jonathan Batiste and the Stay Human Band
Jazzman Jonathan Batiste's credo: Everyone should enjoy the wonders of jazz.
Read the NY Daily News article.


Lenny Kravitz came and sat in with Jonathan Batiste's band at NJMH's Jazz Is:Now! last night. You never know who you'll see at our events.

 

Jazz: Is Now! -- Sept 2012Jazz Is:Now!
...was a complete blast this September, with over 100 folks coming up each session to Harlem for an incredible series of evenings with Jonathan Batiste and his STAY HUMAN band. See for yourself.

JFCL AudioJonathan Batiste featured in EBONY Magazine.
Read: "THE SIX: Jonathan Batiste on Style, Music, and 'Red Hook Summer'"


 

Events Calendar

Tuesday, May. 21:
JAZZ FOR CURIOUS LISTENERS
7:00pm
Catching up with Christian

Tuesday, May. 28:
PARALLAX CONVERSATION SERIES
7:00pm
Andrew Nemr and Yacouba Sissoko

Wednesday, May. 29:
HARLEM SPEAKS
6:30pm
Portraits of Harlem Poetry Slam Competition: Theme: Jazz


 

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event listings

Our Mission
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem preserves, promotes, and presents jazz by inspiring knowledge, appreciation and celebration of jazz locally, nationally and internationally.






In Memoriam


The Jazz Museum in Harlem is a 501(c)3. All donations are fully tax deductible.

Photo of Louis Armstrong courtesy of William P. Gottlieb © Copyright 1979
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