The Jazz Generations Initiative unites artists and listeners with intergenerational performance opportunities and interdisciplinary jazz studies scholarship. The JGI will grow diverse audiences in New York and New Orleans, expand archival preservation of jazz legacies and spark new possibilities in improvised music and beyond.
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Stay tuned for more JGI concerts, residencies, listening sessions, and other events.
Feb 21, 2026
7:00 pm
Voices of Healing and Liberation
In the JGI's first major NYC concert, voices in poetry and music unite across generations. NEA Jazz Master Amina Claudine Myers; Samora Pinderhughes and the Healing Project; Courtney Bryan; Fred Moten and Brandon Lopez; and Alexis Pauline Gumbs will perform.
At Bedford Central Presbyterian Church, 1200 Dean Street, Brooklyn
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NYC
Concert
Feb 24, 2026
6:00 pm
Deep Dish Listening featuring Givonna Joseph
Givonna Joseph will talk about the music and impact of internationally renowned mezzo-soprano opera singer and New Orleanian Shirley Verrett. Joseph is the founder and artistic director of OperaCréole.
The Historic St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
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NOLA
Presentation
COMING SOON
COMING SOON
Sphere
A journal of jazz in motion
Oral History
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Calendars for NYC and New Orleans
Concerts
Across NYC and New Orleans
Visiting Scholars
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