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October 30, 2019Common Ground on the Hill Showcase
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem would like to introduce you to Common Ground on the Hill, a wonderful Maryland based roots-oriented arts and culture organization now in its 25th…
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November 5, 2019The Lowdown: Conversations with Christian
Join National Jazz Museum in Harlem’s Co-Artistic Director Christian McBride with a very special guest for a live taping of his SiriusXM radio show The Lowdown: Conversations with Christian. The evening…
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October 24, 2019WBGO Community Advisory Board Meeting
On October 24th the WBGO Community Advisory Board will be holding a public meeting at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. Members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting to hear WBGO CEO Amy Niles and Tracy Hyter Suffern Executive Director of the National Jazz Museum of Harlem discuss how their respective organizations collaborate and interact with the communities they serve.
The WBGO Community Advisory Board (CAB) is comprised of current WBGO Members who wish to provide input into programming decisions for WBGO Radio, and WBGO.org. The meeting agenda will include an open forum for the public. We look forward to seeing you there.
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October 29, 2019Vol. 6, ed. 1: Kendrick Scott Group feat. Kanoa Mendenhall
We’ve partnered with the Jazz Gallery to continue the tradition of jazz mentorship. Here accomplished drummer and bandleader Kendrick Scott takes emerging bassist Kanoa Mendenhall under his wing for a performance inspired by Scott’s approach…
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November 2, 2019The Music of Benny Carter and Photographs of Ed Berger
Loren Schoenberg, Senior Scholar of the museum, hosts an evening of rare film clips of Benny Carter, selections from his albums produced by Ed Berger, Ed’s photographs, and a panel…
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October 1, 2019Jeh Johnson
Jeh Johnson is a native New Yorker, an attorney, the former General Counsel of the Air Force under President Bill Clinton, and the former Secretary of Homeland Security under President…
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October 8, 2019Jane Bunnett
To open our fifth season of Desert Island Disks at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, soprano saxophonist-flutist-composer Jane Bunnett will present the selections she would want for solace on…
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October 15, 2019Joe Lovano
Our guest for the second Desert Island Disks event of 2019-2020 (its fifth season) is tenor saxophone master Joe Lovano, whose two most recent albums (Trio Tapestry and Roma, both on ECM)…
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December 14, 2019Vinyasa Jazz Flow
Join us every second Saturday of the month for a 60 minute vinyasa flow set to live jazz. This carefully curated sequence seamlessly unites mind and body with skillful postures and…
view event November 9, 2019Vinyasa Jazz Flow
Join us every second Saturday of the month for a 60 minute vinyasa flow set to live jazz. This carefully curated sequence seamlessly unites mind and body with skillful postures and…
view event October 12, 2019Vinyasa Jazz Flow
Join us every second Saturday afternoon for a 60 minute vinyasa flow set to tunes that we know and love best: jazz. This carefully curated sequence seamlessly unites mind and body…
view event September 14, 2019Vinyasa Jazz Flow
Join us every second Saturday afternoon for a 60 minute vinyasa flow set to tunes that we know and love best: jazz. This carefully curated sequence seamlessly unites mind and body…
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October 17, 2019Composer’s Night: Kalia Vandever Group & Mark Wade Trio
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem in partnership with New Music Horizons presents jazz composers Kalia Vandever and Mark Wade in concert. Vandever has been hailed as “an exciting new…
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November 21, 2019Vol 8: Arturo O’Farrill – Against Elitism: The Functional Value of Jazz and Art
Jazz and Afro-Latin music deserve their hard-earned places among this country’s great art forms. Yet all music and art holds special power and promise to bind communities, support spiritual uplift…
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October 3, 2019Volume 7: Afro Yaqui Music Collective – Migration, Movements, and Music
How can music connect resistance, celebration and communal survival among migrating peoples? Can music project a vision of justice? How has music been mobilized during periods of mass migration? The…
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September 24, 2019The Lowdown: Conversations with Christian feat. Ron Carter
Join Museum Co-Artistic Director Christian McBride with special guest, bassist and jazz legend Ron Carter, for a live taping of his SiriusXM radio show The Lowdown: Conversations with Christian. The evening…
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September 23, 2019Aaron Diehl Duo
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem has partnered with National Arts Club to bring you Fine & Mellow, a new monthly live jazz series. Curated by six-time Grammy Award winner Christian McBride,…
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September 17, 2019Vol. 6, ed. 1: Harish Raghavan Group feat. Savannah Harris
This edition of the Mentorship Series will present mentor Harish Raghavan (bass) and mentee Savannah Harris (drums) in Harlem as part of the program’s “residency” of performances. Through their performances…
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August 26, 2019The Spirit of Harlem
This performance will feature The New Generation Festival Collective, bringing together some of the most outstanding musical voices of today, under the direction of trumpeter Dominick Farinacci, and the Urban…
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September 10, 2019Afro-Cuban Beat with Emilio Morales and Nelson Gonzales
Our annual series celebrating Afro-Cuban contributions to jazz continues with an evening of live music and talk. Cuban pianist Emilio Morales and master of the Cuban tres Nelson Gonzales will perform, joining the…
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August 25, 2019Special Exhibition: Afrolatinidad by Carlos Mateu
This exhibit is open to the public the entire month of August during regular museum hours: Thursday to Monday 11AM to 5PM. Carlos Mateu was born in Havana, Cuba. He…
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August 21, 2019Tim Porter Trio and Miguelo Valdes & the Feeling Messengers
Tim Porter Trio: Mandolin jazz player Tim Porter, Chair of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem Board of Trustees, along with Joe Selly on guitar, and Santi Debriano on bass,…
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August 30, 2019Melvis Santa Ashedi Presents: Afro-Latin Roots of Jazz Series
EVENT SCHEDULE: 6:00pm: Melvis Santa introduces artist Carlos Mateu and his exhibition Afrolatinidad. 6:30pm: Workshop w/ Melvis Santa 7:30pm-8pm: Meet & Greet w/ Carlos Mateu 8pm-9pm: Concert with Melvis & Ashedí Melvis Santa…
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August 27, 2019The Creation of West Side Story Reimagined
Join multi-GRAMMY-nominated drummer, percussionist, bandleader Bobby Sanabria for a multi-media presentation and inside look into the creation of his critically acclaimed GRAMMY-nominated and Jazz Journalist Record of The Year, WEST…
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September 11, 2019Film Screening: Éthiopiques: Revolt of the Soul
WMI celebrates Ethiopian New Year with this special documentary screening on September 11 and a special performance by legendary artist Girma Bèyènè and Akalé Wubé on September 12. Éthiopiques: Revolt of…
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August 22, 2019Unpacking Jazz and Gender Justice
What would jazz sound like in a culture without patriarchy? Join jazz drummer, composer and singer Terri Lyne Carrington with special guests for a discussion on jazz, equity, and justice…
view event August 22, 2019An Evening At Langston’s: Celebrating The Centennial Anniversary Of The Harlem Renaissance
Enjoy a night in Harlem at The Langston Hughes House with a celebration of the Harlem Renaissance. This session will feature a workshop by Ryan Maloney from the National Jazz…
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November 2, 2019First Saturday Jam Session with David Durrah
Calling jazz musicians of all ages! Grab your instrument, bring a chart, and build your chops with Harlem icon, pianist David Durrah and a community of budding contemporary musicians and living legends….
view event December 7, 2019First Saturday Jam Session with David Durrah
Calling jazz musicians of all ages! Grab your instrument, bring a chart, and build your chops with Harlem icon, pianist David Durrah and a community of budding contemporary musicians and living legends….
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October 13, 2019Intergenerational Jazz Jam
Jazz Power Initiative’s Intergenerational Jazz Jam brings together singers, musicians, dancers, spoken word artists and audiences of all ages to experience the power of jazz, community, and swing. Jams take…
view event December 15, 2019Intergenerational Jazz Jam
Jazz Power Initiative’s Intergenerational Jazz Jam brings together singers, musicians, dancers, spoken word artists and audiences of all ages to experience the power of jazz, community, and swing. Jams take…
view event November 10, 2019Intergenerational Jazz Jam
Jazz Power Initiative’s Intergenerational Jazz Jam brings together singers, musicians, dancers, spoken word artists and audiences of all ages to experience the power of jazz, community, and swing. Jams take…
view event September 8, 2019Intergenerational Jazz Jam feat. Claire Daly
Jazz Power Initiative’s Intergenerational Jazz Jam brings together singers, musicians, dancers, spoken word artists and audiences of all ages to experience the power of jazz, community, and swing. Jams take…
view event October 5, 2019First Saturday Jam Session
Calling jazz musicians of all ages! Grab your instrument, bring a chart, and build your chops with Harlem icon, pianist David Durrah and a community of budding contemporary musicians and living legends….
view event September 7, 2019First Saturday Jam Session
Calling jazz musicians of all ages! Grab your instrument, bring a chart, and build your chops with Harlem icon, pianist David Durrah and a community of budding contemporary musicians and living legends….
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