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Jazz is taking a different road. 🎷

 Meet the inaugural 2026–2027 Jazz Road Rural Tours pilot cohort, 11 artists and ensembles whose music and meaningful connections to rural places are at the heart of a new approach to touring. 

Rather than asking artists to arrive with a fully developed tour, Jazz Road Rural Tours starts with those existing connections. South Arts and Jazz Road will work alongside the artists to build routes, connect with presenters, and shape tours rooted entirely in rural communities. 

The goal? Live jazz experiences that are meaningful not only for the artists taking the stage, but for the presenters and communities welcoming them. 

Swipe to meet the inaugural cohort : 
→ Claudens Louis | Miami, Florida
@claudenslouis_                                  
→ Ella Mae Dixon | New York, New York
@ellamaedixon                         
→ Jahari Stampley | Chicago, Illinois
@jaharistampleymusic                            
→ Joshua Henderson | New York, New York
@iamjoshuahenderson                 
→ Justin Jones | Wellington, Florida
@justkingjones                             
→ Julius McKee | New Orleans, Louisiana
@bassxband 
→ Justin Varnes | Marietta,  Georgia
@jazzlegacyproject 
→ Pedro José Pastrana | Oakland, California
@pj.pastrana 
→ Sean Mason | Charlotte, North Carolina
@_seanmason 
→ Stephanie Chou | New York, New York
@scaltoids55  
→ Svetlana Shmuyian | Pound Ridge, New York
@svetlanajazz 

Jazz Road is led by South Arts in partnership with the other five U.S. Regional Arts Organizations, with support from Doris Duke Foundation and the Mellon Foundation. 

Congratulations to our new cohort!
#JazzRoad #Jazz #LiveJazz #RuralArts

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