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February 23, 2021Vol. 14: JD Allen – Who Owns This Culture?
This event is presented on the Museum FACEBOOK and YOUTUBE page. The legacy of and audience for jazz culture relies on access to the music. The story of the music…
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February 16, 2021Music on the Brain w/ Helen Sung
This event is presented on the Museum FACEBOOK and YOUTUBE page. Music on the Brain brings together jazz music and science as we celebrate the way that music affects our…
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February 2, 2021Desert Island Discs: Antonio Hart on Bird
This event is presented on the Museum FACEBOOK and YOUTUBE page. Join us for another session of Desert Island Discs as we continue our year long Charlie Parker Centennial Celebration….
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December 27, 2020The Rare Ella Fitzgerald
Our holiday celebration continues with lesser-known and superlative recordings from on of jazz’s icons: Ella Fitzgerald.
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December 26, 2020The Rare Billie Holiday
Our holiday celebration continues with lesser-known and superlative recordings from on of jazz’s icons: Billie Holiday.
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December 25, 2020The Rare Miles Davis
We celebrate the holidays with some the least-known and rare recordings of one of jazz’s greatest icons: Miles Davis.
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December 19, 2020The Year in Jazz: 1958
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…
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December 17, 2020A Conversation with Dominick Farinacci
Trumpeter Dominick Farinacci was named the very first Global Ambassador to Jazz at Lincoln Center by Wynton Marsalis, working to further integrate music into communities around the world in culturally…
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December 16, 2020Desert Island Discs: Salim Washington, Part Two
Dr, Salim Washington joins us from Durban, South Africa for the first of a two-part edition of Desert Island Discs. His comments are equal to there magic of the music….
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December 9, 2020Desert island Discs: Salim Washington, Part One
Dr, Salim Washington joins us from Durban, South Africa for the first of a two-part edition of Desert Island Discs. His comments are equal to there magic of the music….
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December 7, 2020A Conversation with Ricky Riccardi
Ricky Riccardi’s new biography of Louis Armstrong, A HEART FULL OF RHYTHM, sheds new insights and many fascinating discoveries about this great American genius.
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December 3, 2020Move and Groove: Live Jazz & Yoga
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem invites you to virtual Move and Groove. We invite you to join us from the safety of your homes for a 60-minute vinyasa flow…
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December 12, 2020Mutual Mentorship for Musicians (M³) World Premieres: Duo Concerts & Conversations Pt.2
This event takes place on ZOOM. You must RSVP to receive the ZOOM link. Join us in experiencing six world premieres born from the new initiative Mutual Mentorship for Musicians…
view event December 6, 2020Mutual Mentorship for Musicians (M³) World Premieres: Duo Concerts & Conversations Pt.1
This event takes place on ZOOM. You must RSVP to receive ZOOM link. Join us in experiencing six world premieres born from the new initiative Mutual Mentorship for Musicians (M³),…
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November 23, 2020An Interview with Jeff Gold
Author Jeff Gold’s Sittin’ In tells the little-known story of America’s jazz clubs of the 1940s and 1950s. In exclusive interviews, iconic musicians Sonny Rollins and Quincy Jones and preeminent…
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December 1, 2020Who was Duke Ellington?, Part 2
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…
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December 15, 2020Music That Moves Us w/ Helen Sung & Miriam King
Music on the Brain brings together jazz music and science as we celebrate the way that music affects our brains and bodies. This month our guest scientist from Columbia University is Miriam King…
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December 8, 2020The Year in Jazz: A Critics Roundtable
This event will take place online in ZOOM. You must RSVP to receive the ZOOM link. Three leading music critics representing a range of perspectives and publications will converge in…
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November 24, 2020Musical Time Traveling w/ Helen Sung and Dr. Katie Insel
Music on the Brain brings together jazz music and science in an exploration of how music affects our brains and bodies. Join us for performance from inaugural Zuckerman Institute Jazz…
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