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🎶 Nonprofit organization bringing jazz to underserved schools.
🎷 Serving 50,000 young jazz musicians in the U.S.

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NEW JAZZ MUSIC!!🎷🎶🎺 @jazzempowers was super helpful in selecting repertoire for jazz band this winter!! #jazz #bandteacher #freeresources

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A full house for our world premiere. ❤️

Today, A Note Towards Tomorrow met its first audience at the Newburyport Documentary Film Festival.

Thank you to everyone who joined us, and to the festival for giving our film such a wonderful first home.

We couldn’t have asked for a better beginning. 🎬

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Our film met its first audience today. ❤️

A Note Towards Tomorrow had its world premiere at the Newburyport Documentary Film Festival.

Huge thanks to everyone who came out, and to the Newburyport Documentary Film Festival for giving our film such a wonderful first home.

Pretty nice little Sunday. 🎬

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Band directors come join a free masterclass I’m giving this Wednesday night through the Jazz Empowers organization!

Here are the details!

In Teaching Jazz as a Language, Julius, recipient of DownBeat’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award for Jazz Education and Director of Bands at Newark Academy and Professor at Princeton University, will share practical approaches to beginner improvisation, developing swing feel, and preparing ensembles for festivals and competitions.

Wednesday, September 23
8:00 PM EST

The full highlights and materials will be available on the Masterclass section of the Resource Site for anyone who is not able to attend.

Exciting Raffle Prize!

All live attendees who stay until the end will be entered to win a $200 Amazon or Sweetwater gift card!

See you there!

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It’s official.

We’re honored to announce the World Premiere of A Note Towards Tomorrow at the Newburyport Documentary Film Festival.

Join us Sunday, September 27 at 1:00 PM for the film’s first public screening.

Thank you to everyone who believed in this film and helped bring it to life. We can’t wait to share it with you.

See you in Newburyport!

#anttfilm #documentary #worldpremiere #independentfilm

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🎬 We’re excited to share that A Note Towards Tomorrow has been officially selected for the @nbptdocufest 2026 Newburyport Documentary Film Festival.

This marks the beginning of our festival journey, and we’re incredibly grateful to everyone who helped bring this film to life.

A heartfelt thank you to Jazz Empowers, our amazing crew, and especially Zoya and EZ for trusting us with their story.

We’re excited for what’s ahead.

#ANoteTowardsTomorrow #Documentary #FilmFestival #DocumentaryFilm #IndependentFilm

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Meet Eze.

One of the young people featured in A Note Towards Tomorrow.

His story is one we’ll never forget.

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Jazz Empowers 2026 Crew. #Jazzeducation

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Big thank you to @keelanguitar for coming in to talk to my middle schoolers :) Here's a quick clip of the end of class with Keelan and @joshjeromemusic (not in frame sadly) and I trading over some Sonny Moon For Two! #sonnyrollins #jazz #guitar

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This Saturday @roulette_intermedium in Brooklyn, @jazzempowers NYC will be hosting it's annual Showcase for all the kids playing Jazz throughout New York City. 2-5 p.m. Everyone's Welcome!

@luke_woodle
@yagovazquezpiano
@markushowellmusic
@c_latona
@jasonjulianomusic
@mlb.sounds

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A glimpse into our new documentary.

Proud of this team.

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Some moments from filmmaking stay with you long after the camera stops rolling.

Behind the scenes from A Note Towards Tomorrow. 🎷

#ANoteTowardsTomorrow #DocumentaryFilm #BehindTheScenes #IndieFilm @itsinqueens

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