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Jazz Power Initiative kicks off 20th anniversary season with the Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam series
Janny Gonzalez | 27, September

Jazz Power Initiative (JPI) kicks off its 20th anniversary season with the acclaimed Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam series starting in October.

Celebrate 20 years of Jazz Power with us!
Janny Gonzalez | 01, September

We have an exciting season celebrating our 20th anniversary, and it’s all thanks to YOU!

Join us on our third annual Jazz and Talk Power Talk August 26, 2023, 11AM-1PM
Janny Gonzalez | 18, August

We invite you to unite with our virtual community and join our Jazz and Talk Power Walk in benefit of our youth education and community programs.

Harmonizing Voices and Hearts: A student’s journey through Nora’s Ark
Janny Gonzalez | 04, August

Adedayo, a Jazz Power Youth alum, shares her heartfelt journey through this year’s production of Nora’s Ark, where music, friendship, and self-discovery harmonize in perfect rhythm.

Join our Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam Festival this Summer
Janny Gonzalez | 24, May

Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam Festival 2023 is back this summer June 10th and 15th, presenting Nora’s Ark, the jazz musical, and Uptown!, A Latin jazz and swing fiesta in Inwood Hill Park

The 9th Jazz Power Institute for artists and educators will be held to Lehman College this Summer
Janny Gonzalez | 11, May

Jazz Power Institute for artists and educators is back at Lehman College for the 9th year-in-a-row and its FREE! CTLE credits available for NYC educators. Join us July 6th and 7th and learn techniques for teaching jazz across disciplines of music, theater and dance.

Community Workshop on May 15 for instrumentalists and singers
Janny Gonzalez | 11, May

Instrumentalists and singers ages 16 and up are welcome to join at our Community Workshop at Alianza Dominicana Cultural Center on May 15…

Celebrate with JPI 60 days of memorable jazz encounters!
Janny Gonzalez | 05, May

From Why We Matter at PS4 Duke Ellington School, Voices & Rhythm at Alianza Dominicana Cultural Center and National Jazz Museum in Harlem, Car Free Earth Day in Uptown Manhattan, We Got That Swing in HSA, and more…

March 2023 Jazz Power Women’s History Month Celebration
Janny Gonzalez | 01, March

Jazz Power Initiative celebrates Women’s History Month throughout March 2023. Nikara Warren joins JPI’s acclaimed monthly concert series, Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam with performances from Ms. Warren’s debut album, “Scenes From Black Wall Street,” and Jazz Power’s 2023 Community Artist-in-Residence, Annette A. Aguilar leads a series of Uptown community workshops and performances.

Registrations for the Jazz Power Youth Spring Performance Workshop are open!
Janny Gonzalez | 14, December

Begin your child’s journey into Nora’s Ark, the jazz musical and enter a world of transformation at Jazz Power Initiative! Jazz Power Youth Spring Performance workshop is an award-winning, transformational, 12-week multidisciplinary program in singing, dancing and acting for youth 10-17. Register now!

Dr.E Digs Deep at the Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam
Janny Gonzalez | 07, January

Dr. E Digs Deep – blues fruits bring sweet fruits with Eli “Dr. E” Yamin and his quartet performing Willie Dixon, Elizabeth Cotten, Elvis Presley, Mahalia Jackson and Eli Yamin with Eli Yamin, piano and voice, Zaid Nasser, alto saxophone, Elias Bailey, bass, David F. Gibson, drums and special guests.

Join us for our October’s Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam: Brass Extravaganza
Janny Gonzalez | 22, September

Co-hosted by pianist Eli Yamin, this “Jam” features special guests, tuba player Bob Stewart, trumpeter James Zollar, and trumpeter and band director Kevin Blancq, joined by brass students from LaGuardia High School Jazz Band saluting Louis Armstrong to Lester Bowie.