Jazz Congress Podcast

Singers share their insight on the fine art of developing repertoire—from balancing the GASB with contemporary material to doing covers vs. originals.

Moderator: Deborah Grace Winer. Panelists: Ann Hampton Callaway, Jazzmeia Horn, John Pizzarelli, Ted Rosenthal, Catherine Russell.

An exploration of the manner in which presenters engage with communities and organizations that are not traditionally part of the jazz audience.

Moderator: Gail Boyd (Gail Boyd Artist Management). Panelists: Sheila Evans (Allentown Symphony), Kaisha Johnson (Women of Color in the Arts), Michael Kline (Exit Zero Jazz Festival), Randy Vogel (Mesa Arts Center).

Musicians and composers talk about their creative (and commercial) process in the world of making music for films and television shows. Moderator: Ashley Kahn. Panelists: Terence Blanchard, Mark Isham, Michael Wolff.

What does an effective strategic partnership look like? How is it created and what does it take to maintain it? What value does each individual partner see in such a relationship and what can the jazz community learn from this unique partnership between NPR Music, WBGO, and Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Moderator: Neal Shapiro (WNET). Panelists: Gabrielle Armand (Jazz at Lincoln Center), Anya Grundmann (NPR), Amy Niles (WBGO).

Puerto Rican musicians on the island and in the states have been an integral part of jazz from the beginning, but with infrequent exceptions, their contributions and identities have been marginalized, misconstrued or overlooked. Through the lens of their experiences as working musicians and storm survivors, multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator William Cepeda and others will propose a narrative that presents Puerto Rican artists as extraordinary musicians, innovators, and leaders in their own right.

Moderator: Thomas Pena.

Panelists: Wiliam Cepeda, Author Basilio Serrano, Gargi Shinde (Chamber Music America).