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Tomorrow, James Brandon Lewis @jamesbrandonlewis brings THRU LINE to a close with ART OF SOLO, a night dedicated to the solo work of artists he’s long admired.⁠ ⁠ “playing solo is no easy feat: there’s nothing to fall back on, and it’s the most intimate musical experience — direct communication with the audience.” - James Brandon Lewis⁠ ⁠ ♾️ Featuring solo sets by: ⁠ ⁠ Nicole Mitchell @blackearthmuse⁠ Janel Leppin @janelleppin⁠ Jenna Camille @jennacamillesmg⁠ Kalia Vandever @kalia.vandever⁠ Val Jeanty @valjeanty⁠ Shara Lunon @sharalunon⁠ Alexis Marcelo @marceloalex⁠i ⁠ ART OF SOLO⁠ Thursday, October 15 • Live at @roulette_intermedium⁠ ⁠ 🎫 Get your tickets now at the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ #jgi #continuum #thruLine #jamesbrandonlewis #roulette #livemusic #nyc
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Marking 15 years of championing living composers and amplifying their diverse creative voices, Composers Now will continue the celebration of its milestone anniversary season in a city synonymous with musical innovation with “Dialogues” in New Orleans at the New Orleans Jazz Museum on Thursday, October 29 at 7:00 p.m! The program features Louisiana-rooted composer-performers Courtney Bryan, Sultana Isham, and Steve Lands, showcasing the diversity of contemporary music in the region. Designed to place composers and their creative processes at the center of the experience, Dialogues pairs live performance with conversation, giving audiences insight into the ideas, influences and creative processes behind their work. Composers Now Founder and Artistic Director Tania León hosts each Dialogues program, guiding conversations with featured artists about the ideas, influences and creative processes behind their work. To RSVP and for more info, please visit https://shorturl.at/ucKcu . . . . . . . . . #newmusic #composers #composersofinstagram #neworleans #performance
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Tonight in New Orleans: Keller & The Keels at Tipitina's Jazz Generations Initiative New Orleans presents: A Tribute to Abdullah Ibrahim at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro One Vision of Queen at Jefferson Perf Arts Center More info + tickets at thelocalradar.com/new-orleans #neworleans #ThingsToDoInNewOrleans #NewOrleansTonight #TheLocalRadar
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Friday, Oct 9 — @jgi.neworleans presents A Tribute to Abdullah Ibrahim at @snugjazz_nola in celebration of what would have been his 92nd birthday 🩷 So happy to be joined by wonderful musicians, @maxmoranmusic @jasonmarsalis with guest performances by @joelcdyson @thestevelands (7:30pm set) and @thejames_jordan @michaeljsze (9:30pm set) 🙏🏽☀️☀️☀️ And on Saturday, please join @jgi.neworleans @shockoeinstitute & @leylacello for Monumental Change: Memory, Civic Healing, and Public Imagination at @xula1925 11am-5pm. Free and please RSVP (info at @jgi.neworleans and www.jazzgenerations.org)
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This Saturday, we’re gathering at Xavier University of Louisiana for Monumental Change: Memory, Civic Healing, and Collective Imagination 💭⁠ ⁠ Nearly 10 years after the removal of the first Confederate monuments in New Orleans, we’re coming together to ask what happens after the monuments come down. How do we reckon with the histories they represent, the stories we inherit, and the futures we want to build?⁠ ⁠ Join artists, scholars, activists, and community leaders for a day of conversation, reflection, performance, and collective imagination, presented by @shockoeinstitute and JGI New Orleans and hosted by @xula1925⁠ ⁠ 📍 Saturday, October 10, 11 AM-5 PM⁠ Xavier University of Louisiana⁠ ⁠ We hope you’ll be part of the conversation 🫂⁠ ⁠ 🔗 RSVP at the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ #jgi #neworleans #monumentalchange #civichealing
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This Friday, multidisciplinary artist Kokayi @kokayi joins Taylor Pace for a duo performance at @rouletteintermedium as part of the second night of James Brandon Lewis’ THRU LINE residency ♾️⁠ ⁠ Kokayi’s practice moves across sound, photography, film, performance, and more, exploring identity, belonging, and Black American cultural memory.⁠ ⁠ Catch him alongside James Brandon Lewis + Anne Waldman, Oliver Lake + Josh Werner, and Tuesday Taylor + Melanie Dyer.⁠ ⁠ FIND YOUR OWN VOICE⁠ Oct. 9 • Doors at 7 PM⁠ 🎫 Tickets at the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ #jgi #continuum #thruLine #jamesbrandonlewis #kokayi #roulette #livemusic #nyc
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Poet Jayne Cortez once spoke the words, ‘Find your own voice and use it, use your own voice and find it.’ 🗣️⁠ ⁠ For the second night of THRU LINE, James Brandon Lewis @jamesbrandonlewis brings poetry, music, and visual art into the same room, with performances by James Brandon Lewis + Anne Waldman, Oliver Lake + Josh Werner, Kokayi + Taylor Pace, and Tuesday Taylor + Melanie Dyer.⁠ ⁠ Part of James’ 2026 Continuum Fellowship, THRU LINE attempts to merge these worlds of sound while still respecting the nuance of each. ⁠ ⁠ 💫 In three days, take your seat for a night built around using the voice that’s uniquely your own 💫⁠ ⁠ FIND YOUR OWN VOICE⁠ Friday, October 9 • @rouletteintermedium⁠ ⁠ 🎫 Tickets at the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ #jgi #continuum #thruLine #jamesbrandonlewis #roulette #livemusic #nyc
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For 2026 Jazz Cohort member Victor Campbell @victorcampbell.art, New Orleans has become part of how he thinks about music, history, and culture ❤️‍🔥⁠ ⁠ Now, Victor is bringing his own musical traditions as a Cuban pianist into dialogue with New Orleans for Sacrilege, his individually curated cohort concert exploring the boundaries of musical tradition.⁠ ⁠ ☄️ Save the date: Sunday, October 25⁠ at 7 PM ⁠ Brand new music LIVE for the first time, at a new secret location.⁠ ⁠ We’ll be sharing more from Victor, along with 20 Questions with the JGI New Orleans resident artists, as we get closer to the show.⁠ ⁠ #neworleans #jazz #victorcampbell #newmusic #livemusic
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For our next Monumental Change site, JGI New Orleans Co-PI Courtney Bryan @cbryanmusic takes us to Harmony Circle, a historic site in the Garden District.⁠ ⁠ As we move through New Orleans ahead of Monumental Change, we’re visiting places across the city that hold histories, stories, and questions about how we remember the past and imagine what comes next.⁠ ⁠ What do the places we inherit ask us to remember? What might they help us imagine?⁠ ⁠ Bring those questions with you to Monumental Change: Memory, Civic Healing, and Collective Imagination⁠ Saturday, October 10 | 11 AM–5 PM⁠ Xavier University of Louisiana⁠ ⁠ 🔗 RSVP at the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ #jgi #neworleans #monumentalchange #civichealing #harmonycircle
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What connects all of this music? James Brandon Lewis @jamesbrandonlewis is following the thread ♾️⁠ ⁠ For his Continuum Fellowship, Lewis is asking what curation can look like when the music doesn’t have to fit neatly into one category. As he puts it, “Let’s operate in our highest selves and get to the THRU LINE,” finding the thread that connects it all.⁠ ⁠ Next up: FIND YOUR OWN VOICE⁠ October 9 at @roulette_intermedium⁠ ⁠ James Brandon Lewis + Anne Waldman⁠ Oliver Lake + Josh Werner⁠ Kokayi + Taylor Pace⁠ Tuesday Taylor + Melanie Dyer⁠ ⁠ 🎫 Tickets at the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ #jgi #continuum #thruLine #jamesbrandonlewis #roulette #livemusic #nyc
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🎺THURSDAY🎺 join us for a FREE, live jazz performance from @giveton & friends! Plus enjoy DJ sets from @quiinnette as well as ‘Soundoff Jam Sessions’ late. Going to be a lot of fun, so RSVP in bio ❤️ Supported by: @jgi.sphere @jgi.newyork @faiith.mp3
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Before we gather for the Monumental Change symposium, we’re stopping at places across New Orleans that hold the histories and stories at the heart of the conversation 💡⁠ ⁠ 📍 First up: Tremé⁠ ⁠ JGI New Orleans Creative Director Dr. Denise Frazier @biologybibliography takes us to the Tomb of the Unknown Enslaved Person at St. Augustine Catholic Church to reflect on the history held in this sacred space.⁠ ⁠ 🌀 From the places we inherit to the stories we choose to remember, these histories shape how we understand our cities and imagine their futures.⁠ ⁠ Join us for Monumental Change: Memory, Civic Healing, and Collective Imagination⁠ Saturday, October 10 | 11 AM–5 PM⁠ Xavier University of Louisiana⁠ ⁠ 🔗 RSVP at the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ #jgi #neworleans #treme #monumentalchange #civichealing
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