Join us on Wednesday, May 21, from 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. (ticketed cocktail reception starts at 6:00 p.m.) at Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Peter Norton Symphony Space as we celebrate twenty-one incredible years of Jazz Power Initiative! Doors open at 7:00 p.m.

We are thrilled to honor three champions of the arts, each of whom has played a vital role in uplifting young musicians and expanding access to arts education. At this special event, we will recognize:

🎵 The Medical Center Neighborhood Fund – Recipient of the inaugural Rothman Family Syncopated Partnership Award, accepted by Sandra Harris, Vice President of Community Affairs at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

🎶 Harlem Community Development Corporation – Recipient of the Changemaker Award, accepted by Curtis Archer, President of HCDC.

🎤 Ms. Myrna Sameth – Recipient of The Miranda Family Philanthropy Award.

The evening will be hosted by Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist Catherine Russell, making it a celebration to remember!

For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Janny Gonzalez at janny@jazzpower.org.

*Cocktail reception starts at 6:00 p.m.

Jazz Power Initiative (JPI) is a non profit, 501 (c) (3) organization that has been located in Inwood in Northern Manhattan since its founding in 2003. What started as a fledgling startup founded by a jazz musician and a teacher has grown into a a thriving community-based arts provider offering high quality youth music education at low or no cost to families, community concerts, and artist and teacher training to hundreds of students and thousands of audience members annually.

At Jazz Power Initiative, we center top level artistry combined with community advocacy rooted in the African American and Latin American cultures we serve and celebrate. Each year we teach over 750 youth, produce over 30 concerts for over 4000 audience members, employ over 100 professional artists, providing a total of over 10,000 program impact hours to uplift and enrich our community.

Our programs cultivate knowledge and skilled implementation of jazz values such as teamwork, deep listening, risk taking in a mutually supportive environment, humor, telling your story with all its highs and lows, and being aware and responsive to the stories of others.

Our students earn admission to NYC arts specialized high schools and scholarships to leading university programs inside and outside of the arts.

Our performers grace the world’s most prominent stages before and after gracing ours in Northern Manhattan.

For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Senior Director of Business Affairs Janny Gonzalez at janny@jazzpower.org.

A reminder of last year's excitement:

For more information about our programs and how you can be involved, please visit jazzpower.org.

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Jazz Power Celebration21

By Jazz Power Initiative

Jazz Power Celebration21

21st Anniversary Celebration