JGI New Orleans will support a group of New Orleans musicians through performance opportunities in New Orleans and New York, workshops, networking, and regular gatherings. The JGI New Orleans Jazz Cohort will perform and curate a performance that will include original work, unlikely collaborators of various generations and genre-expanding ways of considering jazz music.

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The 2026 JGI New Orleans Jazz Cohort includes the following artists: Tonya Boyd-Cannon, Victor Campbell, Aurora Nealand, Steve Lands, and Max Moran. Stay tuned for upcoming performances from the 2026 JGI New Orleans Jazz Cohort.