Talkin' Jazz!

Red Bank, New Jersey – Jazz Arts Project, in partnership with the T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center, is hosting a series of free “Talkin’ Jazz” lectures on October 12, October 29, and November 12, 2024. These discussions explore a range of topics about the history, importance, influence, and cultural significance of Jazz with expert musicians, educators, and community icons. Presentations will be live at the T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center at 94 Drs. James Parker Boulevard in Red Bank, New Jersey at 7:00 pm EST. Seating is limited and registration is required.

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

7:00 p.m. EST

Latin Music Week with Zaccai Curtis

Celebrate Latin Music Week with pianist, author and educator Professor Zaccai Curtis, delving into the origins and characteristic sounds of Latin jazz music during Hispanic Heritage Month.

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

7:00 p.m. EST

The Singer’s Art with Lezlie Harrison

Lezlie Harrison, jazz and blues vocalist extraordinaire and WBGO Jazz Radio curator, discusses “The Singers’ Art,” which explores emotion, despair, sadness and joy through the natural human voice. Especially in jazz, the singer is called upon to tell the profound story of being human.

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

7:00 p.m. EST

Roy Hargrove Legacy

with Jason Marshall and Aida Brandes-Hargrove

Explore how the late great trumpeter Roy Hargrove helped shape the modern musical landscape of jazz, Afro-Cuban, R & B, and hip-hop, with Aida Brandes-Hargrove (Roy Hargrove Big Band Director) and Saxophonist Jason Marshall (Roy Hargrove Big Band) Lecture, performances.

“Laced within Jazz, Blues and Gospel Music are unique American art forms that have had a profound impact on society and social change,” says Joe Muccioli, Jazz Arts Project Founder and Artistic Director. “We’re thrilled to join with the T. Thomas Fortune Culture Center. Fortune was a significant stalwart for social justice who also witnessed the very creation and development of early jazz.”

"The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center is delighted to be partnering with the Jazz Arts Project, Red Bank's jazz curator. This organization keeps the music and history alive, while teaching a new generation an appreciation for jazz," says Gilda Rogers, Executive Director of the T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center.

This is a free event but registration is required as seating is limited.

Register here:

https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/der9tc7

Talkin’ Jazz” is funded in part by a grant to the Jazz Arts Project by the National Endowment for the Arts. Since 2006, the mission of Jazz Arts Project has been to preserve, promote and perpetuate the American art form known as Jazz by producing performances of the highest quality, creating educational programs about jazz and its history and to serve as an advocate for jazz.

Jazz Arts Projects aims to continue these kinds of events as well as our youth education and community outreach initiatives.  Thank you for helping us to fulfill our mission. Your attendance and support has made it possible to produce hundreds of events over the past decade. If you are new to Jazz Arts Project, please sign up for our mailing list for future events, news, and more: JazzArtsProject.org

For questions about this event contact us at events@jazzartsproject.org.

About Jazz Arts Project: Jazz Arts Project is a non-profit, 501(c)3 that presents, performs, educates and preserves the important legacy, influence and role of jazz music in all its forms, from classic to contemporary, for the enrichment of diverse local, regional, and statewide constituencies through collaborative community outreach efforts, high quality professional performances, as well as educational workshops, and other programs for area youth.

About T. Thomas Fortune House Cultural Center: The mission of the T. Thomas Fortune Foundation is to preserve and further the civil rights and social justice legacy of T. Thomas Fortune through community outreach, education, the arts and public programming. ​To learn more, visit https://www.tthomasfortuneculturalcenter.org/

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