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Millennium Stage (In-Person and Livestream)

Mary Lou Williams: Next Jazz Legacy Festival, Day 1

Millennium Stage

Join us for the debut performance from the third cohort of a national apprenticeship program for women and non-binary improvisers in jazz with the intersection of gender and race as a guiding principle. The mission of Next Jazz Legacy is to increase opportunities for musicians most underrepresented in the art form and to create waves of lasting change that benefit the whole community.

Online advance reservations for a given performance date will open on a rolling basis, opening every Wednesday two weeks out from the date.

Fri. May 10, 2024 6p.m.

Upcoming Dates

  • Fri. May 10, 2024 6p.m.

Event Information

Video Stream

Artist from last year's performance singing into a microphone. She has braided hair and has a yellow flower behind her ear.

Program

Join us for the debut performance from the third cohort of  a national apprenticeship program for women and non-binary improvisers in jazz with the intersection of gender and race as a guiding principle. The mission of Next Jazz Legacy is to increase opportunities for musicians most underrepresented in the art form and to create waves of lasting change that benefit the whole community.

Next Jazz Legacy invests in its awardees through a comprehensive support package that includes intergenerational apprenticeships and mentorship, showcases, cohort learning, and a grant that contributes to awardees’ creative and professional development.

Next Jazz Legacy is a partnership between  and the  with funding from the Mellon Foundation and Joe & Nancy Walker. GRAMMY-winning artist and NEA Jazz Master Terri Lyne Carrington is the program’s Artistic Director.

Performers

Amyra León, voice
Christie Dashiell, voice
Ciara Moser, electric bass
Eliza Salem, drums
Kanoa Mendenhall, acoustic bass
Nicole McCabe, saxophone
Yvonne Rogers, piano

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Ticketing & Entry

For all Millennium Stage performances, a limited number of advance reservations are available on a first come, first served basis. Advance reservations do not guarantee a seat, and patrons are encouraged to arrive early.

Online advance reservations for a given performance date will open on a rolling basis, opening every Wednesday two weeks out from the date.

For live Millennium Stage performances free tickets will also be available at the Hall of States Box Office on the day of the performance, beginning at 4:30 p.m.

Seating is first come, first served. Standing room is available behind the seated area as space allows.

Terms and Conditions

All events and artists subject to change without prior notice.

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and James A. Johnson and Maxine Isaacs—who created and underwrote the Millennium Stage to make the performing arts accessible to everyone in fulfillment of the Kennedy Center's mission to its community and the nation, GEICO, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, , The Meredith Foundation