​POUGHKEEPSIE, NY, June 22, 2021 – Jazz in the Valley (JITV) returns Sunday, August 15, 2021, noon to 6:00 pm, with a celebration of Legacy, History and the Future of Jazz.  Presented by TRANSART & Cultural Services, Inc., the day-long festival features its Artistic Director Javon Jackson and his Quartet and celebrates the future of jazz with four young musicians – the Curtis Brothers, Lakecia Benjamin, Julius Rodriguez and Samara Joy – who are taking the jazz tradition to the next level.
 

​TRENTON, NJ, May 21, 2021 – Sarah Dash, the award-winning vocalist, songwriter, motivational speaker, educator, entrepreneur, humanitarian and co-founder of Patti Labelle & the Bluebelles has been nominated for induction into the New Jersey Hall of Fame Class of 2021. Public voting is now open at ChooseHeroes.com where fans can cast votes daily through May 31. There are five categories and voters must vote for two of the 50 nominees in each area.

​NEW YORK, NY, May 6, 2021 – Master musician and educator Ron Carter, often credited as jazz's most recorded bassist, and author Kevin Whitehead, long-running jazz critic on Fresh Air with Terry Gross,have won Lifetime Achievement Awards in the 2021 Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards, announced today.

​HARLEM,NY-April 30, 2021– Jazzmobile’s community concert “Keep The Music Playing”is back with nearly 60 stellar Jazz musicians who are donating their performance to support Jazzmobile, and its performance & education programs!This year they are virtual but once again, only on the “Jazzmobile stage” will you find this all-star line-up.  The concerts opening and closing speak to the racial injustices of 1964 and today, respectively.

New York, NY, December 16, 2020 – Millions of people have been touched by the COVID-19 pandemic that has ravaged the world throughout the year; however, no one has been more overwhelmed than first responders and essential workers who continue working to protect and care for the rest of us. But, who takes care of them while they are helping others?  The Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW), through its Black Family Summit (BFS) initiative, is reaching out to a major part of this vital workforce with the Community Cares Listening Line – (877) 719-1117.

​October 29, 2020 –A small group of family and friends gathered Monday at the historic Minton’s Playhouse in Harlem to celebrate the life of Stanley Crouch, the 74-year old author, journalist, critic, playwright, poet and NEA Jazz Master who died in New York September 16 following a long illness.

NEW YORK, NY – Jazz in the time of COVID-19 is challenging for the art form. With clubs, concert halls and festivals dark, musicians are struggling to adapt to the new reality. One musician – the Massachusetts-born, 28-year-old saxophonist, composer, vocalist, bandleader and educator Grace Kelly – is poised to bravely blaze a trail through these new performance/multimedia opportunities.  Kelly’s self-described “electro jazz-pop” music, along with her lithe dance moves and her silken and soulful saxophone sound, continue to attract new fans worldwide, albeit virtually for the time being. 
 
Kelly next takes the virtual stage at New York City’s 92Y on Saturday, August 29, at 2:00 pm (EDT). She joins saxophonists Charles McPherson, Joe Lovano, Antonio Hart, and pianist Barry Harris, with moderator Gary Giddins, for a conversation and performance titled Celebrating Bird. The event is part of 92Y’s Charlie Parker: Now’s the Time, Celebrating Bird at 100. https://www.92y.org/event/celebrating-bird