Our next concert is...
Intergenerational Voices
Bringing together Jazz Power’s Adult Community Workshop and the advanced youth ensemble, Zah! Jr., for an inspiring concert that celebrates shared artistry across generations
December 20th, 2025
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem
Jazz Power Community Concerts engage, inspire and empower diverse communities through intergenerational performances of jazz music, dance and theatre.
Since 2017, Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam at National Jazz Museum in Harlem and Alianza Dominicana Cultural Center has been bringing together singers, musicians, dancers, spoken word artists and audiences of all ages to experience the power of jazz, community, and swing. Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam features a veteran artist performance followed by an invitation to special guests from younger generations to join the jam. Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam takes place on the third Wednesday of each month from 7-9 p.m. at Alianza Dominicana Cultural Center at 530 West 166th Street, and the third Saturday of each month from 4-6 PM at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem located at 58 West 129th Street in Manhattan. Past performers include Catherine Russell, Evan Christopher, Ari Roland, Claire Daly, Charenee Wade, Yasser Tejeda, Ray Anderson, Max Pollak, Mickey Davidson and Shireen Dickson.
Since 2022, Jazz Power Initiative’s Intergenerational Jazz Power Festival has been bringing together multiple jazz and Latin jazz bands, with performances encompassing music, theatre and dance, offered free to the general public. Veteran performing artists, alongside emerging artists and our very own youth program students, showcase new and classic jazz compositions. Ranging from NYC Palladium-era salsa big bands, and the classic vocal arrangements created by jazz greats Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, to our Jazz Power musicals written for young performers, as well as newly commissioned jazz music, the Intergenerational Jazz Power Festival brings multidisciplinary collaborations by outstanding performing jazz and Latin jazz artists to the Northern Manhattan community at no cost. Since 2023, the festival has been held at the Northern tip of Manhattan in Inwood Hill Park overlooking the Hudson River.
2025-2026 – Theme: Solidarity
Squeeze in Tight: Season Opening Party at ACTS Center at the Eliza
Friday, September 12, 2025 6-9 p.m.
Eli Yamin jazz and blues band and special guests
Claire Daly Lives
Wednesday, Oct 15th at Alianza Dominicana Cultural Center
Saturday, October 18th at National Jazz Museum in Harlem
Jazz Power Orchestra with Eli Yamin performing new poetry by Kirpal Gordan and music composed by Joel Forrester dedicated to Claire Daly.
Giving Thanks to the Women of Salsa: Lulada Club, New York City’s All Women Salsa Orchestra
November 15 at The National Jazz Museum in Harlem
November 19th at Alianza Dominicana Cultural Center
Jazz Power Youth Showcase
December 17th at Alianza Dominicana Cultural Center
Intergenerational Voices
December 20th at The National Jazz Museum in Harlem
Eli Yamin jazz and blues band
Jazz Power Voices, adult singers from Community Workshop and Zah! Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration
January 19, 2026
Day long celebration featuring music, dance, visual art, and opportunities for taking action in the spirit of Dr. King.
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February 6-7, 2026, location TBD
Black History Month Celebration of Black Composers
February Dates/location TBD
Jazz Power Orchestra with Eli Yamin
Women’s History Month Celebration of Women Composers
March Dates/location TBD
Jazz Power Orchestra with Eli Yamin
We Got That Swing! At Harlem School of the Arts
April 25, 2026
Celebration22 at Symphony Space’s Thalia Theatre
to benefit Jazz Power Initiative programs
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Nora’s Ark, the jazz musical by Eli Yamin and Clifford Carlson
June 6 +7th 2026 at Lehman College.
Intergenerational Jazz Power Festival
Since 2022, Jazz Power Initiative’s Intergenerational Jazz Power Festival has been bringing together multiple jazz and Latin jazz bands, with performances encompassing music, theatre and dance, offered free to the general public. Veteran performing artists, alongside emerging artists and our very own youth program students, showcase new and classic jazz compositions. Ranging from NYC Palladium-era salsa big bands, and the classic vocal arrangements created by jazz greats Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, to our Jazz Power musicals written for young performers, as well as newly commissioned jazz music, the Intergenerational Jazz Power Festival brings multidisciplinary collaborations by outstanding performing jazz and Latin jazz artists to the Northern Manhattan community at no cost. Past performers include Steven Oquendo Latin Jazz Orchestra (SOLJO), Antoinette Montague’s “Here’s to the Ladies Who Swing and Bling,” Annette A. Aguilar and Stringbeans, All City High School Latin Ensemble under the direction of Alberto Toro, Eli Yamin and Jazz Power featuring Zah!
Community Concerts, present intergenerational concerts around the New York City metropolitan area in collaboration with the New York City Department of Transportation, Cloth, the United Palace, Teatro Latea, and New York City Parks
Jazz Power Seniors offers jazz concerts for seniors as well as music and dance training, and performance opportunities for seniors. Past locations have included Riverstone Senior Center in Washington Heights, Marble Hill Community Center in the Bronx and Lincoln Square Community Center in Manhattan with support from New York City Council’s SU CASA grants.
“Deemed a national treasure by the U.S. Congress, jazz is a unique American art form, and its musicians are recognized the world over as America’s cultural ambassadors.”
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