Jazz Congress Podcast

Jazz at Lincoln Center & JazzTimes•jazzcongress.org

Welcome to the Jazz Congress Podcast, showcasing discussions between musical luminaries attending one of the jazz industry’s premiere networking events. Presented by Jazz at Lincoln Center and JazzTimes, Jazz Congress is an annual conference designed to bring together artists, media, and industry leaders in the global jazz community to exchange ideas and nurture the jazz community and support the music. To learn more and purchase tickets, visit jazzcongress.org.

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Episodes

Jazz Storytelling through Audio and Video

The producers of NPR’s first ever multi-platform series, Jazz Night in America, explain how they tell compelling stories about jazz music through live concert recordings, documentary captures in the field, and host Christian McBride’s on-air personality. Moderator: Seton Hawkins (Jazz at Lincoln Center). Panelists: Alex Ariff (WBGO/Jazz Night in America), Colin Marshall (NPR Music/Jazz Night in America), Katie Simon (WBGO/Jazz Night in America).

Dec 13, 2018•45 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Learning from Large Jazz Organizations

Leaders from a few of the major jazz organizations talk about what smaller organizations and even artists can learn from their programs and experiences. Moderator: Debora Spar (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts). Panelists: Gene Dobbs Bradford (Jazz St. Louis), Randall Kline (SFJAZZ), Amy Niles (WBGO), Greg Scholl (Jazz at Lincoln Center).

Dec 13, 2018•40 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Bruce Lundvall Visionary Award: Terri Lyne Carrington

Terri Lyne Carrington accepts the 2018 Bruce Lundvall Visionary Award. In Memoriam presentation with music by Ike Sturm (Saint Peter’s Church). Bruce Lundvall Visionary Award introduction: Peter Gordon. Bruce Lundvall Visionary Award presented to Terri Lyne Carrington.

Dec 13, 2018•20 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Keynote Presentation

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar touches on growing up around jazz legends in Harlem, how music influenced his basketball game, and signing Dizzy Gillespie to his last record deal. Welcome: Wynton Marsalis. Keynote Presentation: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Dec 13, 2018•18 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Digital Content is Digital Marketing

A hands-on look at how digital technology has reshaped the branding and promotion of artists – from social media to streaming and more. Moderator: Jake Schonfeld (SKDKnickerbocker). Panelists: Jake Cohen (Jazz at Lincoln Center/Blue Engine Records), Nate Smith, Lara Bashkoff (The Jewish Agency for Israel).

Nov 19, 2018•41 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Gender and Jazz

With sexism, harassment and gender bias in the news, it’s time for the jazz community to face and reconcile its own performance and history in that area and come up with realistic solutions for the music and the business. Moderator: Michele Mercer (NPR). Panelists: Terri Lyne Carrington (Berklee College of Music), Ingrid Jensen, John Murph, Ellen Seeling (Montclair Big Band).

Nov 19, 2018•46 min•Season 1Ep. 3

The Power of Crowdfunding

Funders and funding recipients discuss key critical success factors to effective crowdfunding campaigns for artists and organizations. Moderator: Marc Randall (JazzTimes). Panelists: Leigh Lust (Pledge Music), Jon Madof (Zion80/Chant Records), Maria Schneider.

Nov 19, 2018•35 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Jazz and Race: A Conversation

We’ve all heard commentators and pundits through the years claim that what the United States needs is “an honest conversation about race.” Racial identity and issues, including segregation, integration, and appropriation, pervade the history of jazz. As a metaphor for democracy, and given the music’s core values of swing, improvisation, and the blues, what is the role of jazz in this important discussion? Moderator: Andre Guess (Guessworks). Panelists: Ethan Iverson, Wynton Marsalis....

Nov 09, 2018•48 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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