I am honored to announce that I have been nominated by the German Embassy in Washington and chosen as a participant of this year’s “Jazz in Germany” Visitors’ Program of the Federal Republic of Germany. Berlin, Frankfurt…..and who knows where else….I’ll be there in late October!
Do let me know if you’d like to meet over food, art, cool tech or, of course, some jazz.
And have I said lately how much I love Germany, Ambassador Emily Haber and former Chancellor Angela Merkel? ❤️
On June 16, 2022, the gracious T. S. Monk and his brilliant daughter Sierre returned to The New Jazz Listener on Clubhouse for an intimate conversation about the making of his new, critically-celebrated album, “Two Continents One Groove” on the eve of its release. It was an honor and quite a joy to host them again.
Play the video above to hear excerpts from the evening. Listen to the full conversation on our Clubhouse page.
Then hangout with me on The New Jazz Listener on Sundays at 4:00 PM ET.
From March 30-April 3, I was in Las Vegas for Grammy week!
Photos are up on the website. Click here to see them!
I’m in Vegas!
At the generosity of the Bad Kids Klass’ Master Songwriter, Malik Yusef, I am honored to have been invited here to celebrate his three Grammy nominations.
So…..where’s the coolest jazz club? The best vegan restaurant? The chicest boutique and art gallery?
Yep, I like being off the beaten path. Contact me!
On Thursday, March 31 at 7:30PM PT/10:30PM ET, the National Endowment for the Arts in collaboration with SFJAZZ will honor 2022 NEA Jazz Masters Stanley Clarke, Donald Harrison, Jr., Billy Hart, and Cassandra Wilson and kick off the 40th anniversary of the NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships Program with a free concert and online broadcast from the SFJAZZ Center.
2018 NEA Jazz Master Dianne Reeves will host the concert, which will include performances, video tributes, and remarks. The concert will also feature performances by 2022 honorees Stanley Clarke, Billy Hart, and Donald Harrison, Jr.. Additional performers include Ethan Iverson, SFJAZZ Collective, Mark Turner, Ben Street and many others.
Learn More (this is also the livestream link) by clicking here to link to the NEA event page.
The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) has featured me as the owner of an independent company within the music industry. In 2021, I was selected into A2IM’s Black Independent Music Accelerator (BIMA) and could not be more thrilled with the program and organization.
Read the interview feature here.
Music is in every area of our lives. But how closely are we really listening? To the music? To others?
Join me and master facilitator, Elizabeth Ross Holmstrom of Mindful Employer, for a virtual workshop on Jan 27 as we explore deeper listening in unexpected ways, to help foster more effective engagement with others. Hint: Jazz will be included!
Click here to register.
On Friday, January 21, I will lead a post-performance conversation with saxophonist extraordinaire, Jimmy Greene, following his concert at The Kennedy Center.
Jimmy’s musicality is sensational. It makes sense that the concert has almost sold out.
I am beyond thrilled to be a part of it.
The new Clubhouse app icon, Abraxas Higgins, named The New Jazz Listener as his favorite room on the 10M member app!
The New Jazz Listener is a weekly music-listening event, co-moderated by Marvin Anani and I, that aims to introduce jazz music to people who are curious about it.
Join the fun from wherever you are and while you’re doing whatever you’re doing on Sundays at 4:00-5:30 PM ET. Get started via our website here.
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