Panelists debate whether the jazz community has evolved in its openness to transgender and gender fluid artists
Transgender and gender fluid artists participate in an open conversation about acceptance, support, and challenges to diverse voices. Transgender artists have been present in jazz for decades, but has the jazz community evolved in its openness to transgender and gender fluid artists? Jazz Congress listens to and honors their voices and stories.
Panelists include Jennifer Leitham, Riley Mulherkar, and Chloe Rowlands. Katie Simon (WBGO/Jazz Night in America) moderates.
With his September 1, 2018 passing, the jazz world lost a singular pianist-composer-bandleader and endless seeker of the African essence of music and spirituality. This … Read More “Jazz Congress 2019: Celebrating Randy Weston”
A frank discussion among panelists Vijay Iyer, Rene Marie, and Arturo O’Farrill about what musicians can communicate in the face of social and political unrest, … Read More “Jazz Congress 2019: Jazz in Troubled Times”
Newport Jazz Festival founder George Wein shares the stage with festival producer Jay Sweet and its Artistic Director Christian McBride who discuss leadership transitions, succession … Read More “Jazz Congress 2019: Institutions in Transition, Newport Jazz Festival”
Members of Miles Davis’ ‘70s electric bands talk about the music of that often-overlooked period. Vince Wilburn, Jr. of the Miles Davis Estate introduces panelists … Read More “Jazz Congress 2019: Electric Miles Revisited”
