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Mary Lou Williams: Next Jazz Legacy Festival, Day 2
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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.
Sat. May 11, 2024 6p.m.
Sat. May 11, 2024 6p.m.
Genre
Jazz
Part of a series
Price
Free
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.
Amyra León, voice
Christie Dashiell, voice
Ciara Moser, electric bass
Eliza Salem, drums
Kanoa Mendenhall, acoustic bass
Nicole McCabe, saxophone
Yvonne Rogers, piano
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.
All events and artists subject to change without prior notice.
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