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Jazz Talk
Why Aren't There More Women in Jazz?
Thu, Oct 30, 7pm
Irene Diamond Education Center
While other fields such as classical music are now wide open to women, the jazz field remains male-dominated. Why is this? We'll talk with saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom, cellist Akua Dixon and journalist Lara Pellegrinelli about where things stand and if the situation is changing.
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Jazz for Young People®
Who is Thelonious Monk?
Sat, Nov 15, 1 & 3pm
Rose Theater
"A genius is one who is most like himself," said Monk. And nobody was more himself than Thelonious! Music by the "High Priest of Bebop" shows children and families the amazing things that can happen when you follow your own heart. Host Wynton Marsalis and friends open the Monk Festival weekend by playfully exploring his unique musical universe.
Time Out New York Kids is the official media partner of the Jazz for Young People Concert series.
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Jazz Talk
An Evening with Roy Haynes
Thu, Dec 4, 7pm
Irene Diamond Education Center
Born in 1925, Roy Haynes shows no sign of slowing down. He's insightful, witty and still plays some of the greatest drums you've ever heard. He’s worked with Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Sarah Vaughan and all the greats. Enjoy an evening of conversation as Dr. Lewis Porter talks with the drummer known as "Snap Crackle."
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Jazz Talk
Jews, Blacks & Jazz
Thu, Jan 29, 7pm
Irene Diamond Education Center
Many commentators, both black and white, have noted a "special relationship" between blacks and Jews. This is nowhere more evident than in jazz. In our third annual exploration of jazz and race, we'll talk with among others, Dr. Jeffrey Melnick, who says things are not as simple as they seem, and musician Dave Liebman.
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Jazz for Young People®
What is Hot Jazz?
Sat, Mar 7, 1 & 3pm
Rose Theater
We all know that jazz invented cool. Now host Wycliffe Gordon and friends talk about the many ways jazz musicians can set a song ablaze, and put some Tabasco on their swing to show us how!
Time Out New York Kids is the official media partner of the Jazz for Young People Concert series.
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Jazz Talk
The Jazz Ambassadors: Musicians & Cultural Diplomacy
Thu, Mar 19, 7pm
Irene Diamond Education Center
Since the 1950s, jazz musicians have toured world-wide under the auspices of the United States government. What are the complexities of these situations? How does jazz represent the image that Americans want to project to the rest of the world? We’ll discuss the groundbreaking State Department tours of Louis Armstrong with author Penny Von Eschen and talk with musicians who have been involved with this program over the years.
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Essentially Ellington
14th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival Concert and Awards Ceremony
Sun, May 10, 7:30pm
Avery Fisher Hall
Come on down to Duke’s place! It’s the 14th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival and only the best are left. Join the top three high school jazz bands in the country and guest soloist Wynton Marsalis as they brag in brass, reeds and swing. Not to be outdone, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra takes to the stage with a preview of next season’s Essentially Ellington repertoire.
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Jazz for Young People®
Who is Benny Goodman?
Sat, Jun 6, 1 & 3pm
Rose Theater
How did a young boy from Chicago's Jewish ghetto become the King of Swing and the most popular bandleader in the country? The licorice stick is back in the limelight when the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Swing, Swing, Swings this classic American story.
Time Out New York Kids is the official media partner of the Jazz for Young People Concert series.
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