When
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at 10:00 AM EDT
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Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at 3:00 PM EDTAdd to Calendar
Where
This is an online event.
Janny Gonzalez
Jazz Power Initiative
917-818-1759
info@jazzpower.org
Jazz Power Institute ON Summer Institute 2020
Inspirational training in cross-modal teaching methods for classroom teachers, arts specialists, and teaching artists.
Photo by Kerry Kehoe: JP 2019 Summer Institute Faculty (left to right): Antoinette Montague, Eli Yamin, Brian Fender, Louise Robinson, Carol Maillard, Tom Dempsey, Shireen Dickson
This year we are excited to offer our two-day training online at no charge to participants, with support from Lehman College Department of Music, Multimedia, Theatre and Dance; the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and JPI’s individual donors.
New York City Department of Education Teachers are eligible for 8 hours of CTLE Credit in Content and all participants will receive a certificate from Jazz Power Initiative. All content will be delivered remotely in English. Spanish translation is available upon request.
Photo by Stephen Buonanotte JP Summer Institute 2019 participant.
When?
July 7 and 8, 2020 10am - 3:00 PM
Where?
Online Conference (link will be distributed to registrants).
Cost/Registration:
There is no charge, but all participants must register in advance to attend.
What/Who?
Our online-based Institute will address the theme of adaptability; providing strategies and online tools for remotely engaging students from all backgrounds in jazz. Multi-disciplinary master classes in voice, acting, writing, dancing and African American cultural history are part of our JPI training and pedagogy.
For more information: info@jazzpower.org
Mick Carlon, author and educator
Mickey Davidson, dancer and educator
Tom Dempsey, guitarist and educator
Shireen Dickson, dancer and educator 
Carol Maillard is one of the founding members of the Grammy Award-winning a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock.
Antoinette Montague, vocalist and educator
Louise Robinson is one of the founding members of the Grammy Award-winning a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock.
Eli Yamin is the co-founder and Managing Artistic Director of Jazz Power Initiative.
Jazz Power Initiative (JPI), is a non profit, 501(c)(3) organization, founded in 2003. JPI serves over 3100 New Yorkers and visitors annually - students, teachers, artists, seniors and general audiences, ages 8-80+, to promote youth development, and build more creative and inclusive communities through jazz music, theater and dance education and performance. Led by highly experienced teaching artists who are award-winning jazz, theater and dance professionals, JPI offers multidisciplinary training, scholarships and performance opportunities to New York City youth, ages 8-19, from every economic and social milieu at low or no cost to families, with extended outreach to students in under-served New York City public schools in Northern Manhattan. We currently engage over 500 students and their teachers annually, providing after-school instruction mainly in Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood (where our offices are located) and the Bronx. Over 1000 artists and educators have received training in Jazz Power Pedagogy at our annual institute and at customized trainings for schools and organizations throughout the U.S. and abroad including Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Mississippi Arts Commission, the National Urban League, Muse Machine of Dayton, the National Endowment for the Arts, the U.S. Department of State and Fordham University - The Gabelli School of Business.
