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Jazz Generations Initiative Preserving jazz legacies and sparking new possibilities in improvised music and beyond

The Jazz Generations Initiative is a new, immersive program that will unite, preserve, and celebrate the vibrant jazz scenes of New York and New Orleans through interdisciplinary and intergenerational performances, events, a multimedia publication, educational initiatives, a jazz studies scholarship and residency programs.

On Saturday, October 10, Monumental Change and The Art of the Crossfade will create a day-to-night exploration of how hi...
09/25/2026

On Saturday, October 10, Monumental Change and The Art of the Crossfade will create a day-to-night exploration of how history, art, music, and community can shape civic healing and collective imagination 💭⁠
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Following the daytime symposium at Xavier University of Louisiana, the exploration continues into the evening at Music Box Village with The Art of the Crossfade, a live mixtape concert experience presented by Josh Kun and J.PERIOD.
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Using the DJ crossfader as a framework, the evening brings different histories, cultures, and perspectives into conversation through music, exploring how they can coexist and create something new.⁠
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Featuring Mumu Fresh, Daniel Crawford, Flagboy Giz, Leyla McCalla, Pell, and more New Orleans artists to be announced.⁠
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Who gets to tell America’s story?⁠
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Join us from 6–10 PM on October 10 to explore the answer.⁠
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Admission is FREE with RSVP, and all ages are welcome.⁠
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🔗 RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-art-of-the-crossfade-new-orleans-tickets-2001032697665?aff=erelpanelorg
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09/24/2026

Before we gather for the Monumental Change symposium, we’re stopping at places across New Orleans that hold the histories and stories at the heart of the conversation 💡⁠
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📍 First up: Tremé⁠
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JGI New Orleans Creative Director Dr. Denise Frazier takes us to the Tomb of the Unknown Enslaved Person at St. Augustine Catholic Church to reflect on the history held in this sacred space.⁠
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🌀 From the places we inherit to the stories we choose to remember, these histories shape how we understand our cities and imagine their futures.⁠
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Join us for Monumental Change: Memory, Civic Healing, and Collective Imagination⁠
Saturday, October 10 | 11 AM–5 PM⁠
Xavier University of Louisiana⁠
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🔗 RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/monumental-change-memory-civic-healing-and-public-imagination-tickets-1999040136862
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🗣️ JGI New Orleans is looking for Program Assistants!⁠⁠We’re looking for part-time support for our programs and events i...
09/24/2026

🗣️ JGI New Orleans is looking for Program Assistants!⁠
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We’re looking for part-time support for our programs and events in New Orleans.⁠
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JGI New Orleans is an interdisciplinary residency, fellowship, and creative hub grounded in New Orleans and connected to the African diaspora, the Global South, and the Gulf South. Our programs create space for experimentation, creativity, and exchange across disciplines.⁠
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Interested? Email Creative Director Denise Frazier at [email protected] by Monday, September 28 for consideration.⁠
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Know someone who would be a good fit? Send this their way!

09/23/2026

🚨 FLASH SALE: Cyrus Chestnut Trio + Akili Bradley Quartet TOMORROW at Medgar Evers College!⁠
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The legendary pianist and his trio take the stage alongside the Akili Bradley Quartet for the first concert in our new monthly series.⁠
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Thursday, September 24⁠
7 PM | Founders Auditorium, Medgar Evers College⁠
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💥 Students attend free!⁠
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Get your tickets ➡️ www.mec.cuny.edu/event/mary-umulo-jazzy-jazz-celebration
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Three days until we bring live jazz to Medgar Evers College 🔥⁠⁠On Thursday, September 24, the Cyrus Chestnut Trio and Ak...
09/21/2026

Three days until we bring live jazz to Medgar Evers College 🔥⁠
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On Thursday, September 24, the Cyrus Chestnut Trio and Akili Bradley Quartet take the stage at Founders Auditorium for the launch of our new monthly concert series with Medgar Evers College.⁠
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It’s an important first step in bringing more live jazz into the spaces where Central Brooklyn gathers, while building toward the return of the college’s Dr. Mary Umolu Jazzy Jazz Festival in summer 2027.⁠
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Start the series with us this Thursday! 🌟⁠
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📍 Founders Auditorium, Medgar Evers College⁠
Doors 6 PM // Music 7 PM⁠
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Tickets + more info at JAZZGENERATIONS.ORG/new-york -chestnut-akili-bradley⁠
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“The world is full of sound, and we should immerse ourselves in our shared experiences...”⁠⁠Saxophonist, composer, schol...
09/18/2026

“The world is full of sound, and we should immerse ourselves in our shared experiences...”⁠
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Saxophonist, composer, scholar and multidisciplinary artist James Brandon Lewis brings THRU LINE to Roulette this fall, a three-part series bringing together artists across genres, scenes, and disciplines.⁠
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Three nights. Music, poetry, visual art, and solo sound. One through line: the love of sound ♾️⁠
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Sep. 29 • Oct. 9 • Oct. 15⁠
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🎫 Tickets are on sale now

🔗 www.jazzgenerations.org/main-event/james-brandon-lewis-continuum-roulette
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A new season of live jazz is coming to Central Brooklyn 🤩⁠⁠The Jazz Generations Initiative and Medgar Evers College are ...
09/16/2026

A new season of live jazz is coming to Central Brooklyn 🤩⁠
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The Jazz Generations Initiative and Medgar Evers College are teaming up for a new monthly concert series in Central Brooklyn, bringing live jazz to campus throughout the 2026-27 school year! ⁠
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💫 We’re kicking things off September 24 with the Cyrus Chestnut Trio and Akili Bradley Quartet at Founders Auditorium, followed by performances from Godwin Louis, Akua Allrich, and more in the months ahead.⁠
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The series is part of a larger effort to keep live jazz rooted in the places where people gather, learn, and make culture, while building toward the return of Medgar Evers College’s Jazzy Jazz Festival in summer 2027 🫂⁠
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🔗 Visit jazzgenerations.org/main-event/mec for more information⁠
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09/16/2026

Cheeky Blakk got a story to tell! 👀🔥

The Queen of Twerk performing alongside JGI Jazz Cohort Fellow Tonya Boyd-Cannon at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro in New Orleans

09/15/2026

Come jam with us 🪘✨⁠
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Mbongi of Drums continues tomorrow with Papa Titos Sompa! We’ve been getting into the rhythms, learning from each other, and making some good music along the way 😎⁠
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🌟 Every Wednesday, 5:30-7:30 PM at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church⁠
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09/15/2026

The vibes we're bringing to your Thursday nights ✨✨✨⁠
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Idris Frederick ripping the keys at our last SoundOff Session, alongside Anwar Marshall and Dean Torrey.⁠
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We're back this Thursday at Cafe Erzulie for more great sounds!⁠
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This week: Marta Sanchez 🔥
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