This gathering will examine the economics, aesthetics and ethnicities of improvisational music culture in present-day NYC, with special emphasis on how older definitions of jazz have been provoked, transformed and morphed by contemporary urban artists and audiences. The role of digital technologies and social media will be in the mix too, as well as race, class and gender issues and the impact of gentrification.
With: Marika Hughes, Vijay Iyer, José James, Butch Morris, and Mazz Swift.
Moderator: Greg Tate