2023 Women's Jazz Festival: Jazzmobile Inc. / Shirazette Tinnin

515 Malcolm X Blvd,New York NY 10030

06 March, 2023

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IN-PERSONThe Schomburg Center’s annual Women's Jazz Festival (WJF) is celebrating 31 years of centering Black women in the field of jazz. The Women’s Jazz Festival was founded in 1992 by then Harlem resident and jazz vocalist, Melba Joyce. Year after year, the festival and its curators have brought together musicians, dancers and a melding of musical genres to deliver an exciting series of concerts featuring some of the best-known and emerging talent by women in jazz today. The 2023 festival will be held in person on March 6,13, and 20.  Join us for opening night of the Women's Jazz Festival with Moods of Her, curated by drummer percussionist Shirazette Tinnin and presented by Jazzmobile, Inc. and executive producer, Robin Bell-Stevens. New York City based drummer and composer Shirazette Tinnin is the leader of Shirazette and Sonic WallPaper Fusion Band (formally known as The Shirazette Experiment) and The Blue Popped Culture Trio, in addition to frequent collaborator with a multitude of artists spanning the jazz, R&B, rock, pop and world genres. Moods of Her, using a range of expressions, applauds the work of women, queer, and non-gender conforming musicians, poets, activists, caregivers, nurturers, mothers, and more who have open closed doors for women's rights. Performing on the Schomburg stage along with Shirazette will be vocalist and saxophonist Orange Coffee, bassist Amina Scott, guitarist Alicyn Yaff, pianist Brittany Anjou, and tap dancer Maurice Chestnut. Join us on this journey of the matriarch’s herstory. Take a listen: Shirazette Tinnin visits the LP studio to perform "Her Powerful Locks" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLjdMmkqg6I #WJF2023 #SchomburgLive PARTICIPANTSJAZZMOBILE, INC's mission is to present, preserve, promote and propagate America's classical music, Jazz. Founded by National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, pianist, Dr. Billy Taylor and philanthropist and arts administrator, Ms. Daphne Anstein, Jazzmobile is the first U.S. not-for-profit arts and cultural organization created just for Jazz. Whether on the street, in a park or at a major concert hall here or abroad, Jazzmobile works in partnership with like-minded organizations to present high quality Jazz performances that enrich the culture and imbue new life into the surrounding area. Learn more. Fulbright Scholar, drummer, educator, clinician, author and health coach, SHIRAZETTE TINNIN was born and raised in North Carolina. A graduate of Appalachian State University, Shirazette studied with Todd Right, Dr. Rob Falvo, Rick Dilling and Scott Meister. Shirazette received a full scholarship from Northern Illinois University, where she also studied under professor Ron Carter. She continues to be mentored by drummers Cindy Blackman, Lewis Nash, Terri Lynne Carrington, Ernie Adams and more. Shirazette performs and tours frequently with premier bands and artists such as the Allan Harris Group, Tia Fuller Quartet, The Mimi Jones Band, Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble, Toshi Reagon, Women of the World Ensemble, Yuri Juarez, Queen Esther, Gabriel Algeria Afro Peruvian Sextet, Camille Thurman, Sydnee Winters, Natalie Douglass and many others. TICKETSGeneral Admission $35 // Schomburg Society Member* $25  (Plus Eventbrite fees) *Enter promotional code to reveal membership ticket . For more information, contact the Schomburg Society Office at [email protected] or 212.491.2252 PUBLIC NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER IN-PERSON | By registering for this event, you are acknowledging that an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. By attending an in-person program at The New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 and agree not to hold The New York Public Library, its Trustees, officers, agent and employees liable for any illness or injury. If you have symptoms consistent with COVID-19 or suspect you have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive, please stay home. Women's Jazz Festival 2023 ScheduleMarch 6 - Jazzmobile, Inc. presents Shirazette Tinnin MOODS OF HERMarch 13 - The Original Pinettes Brass Band direct from New OrleansMarch 20 - Acclaimed vocalist and songwriter Lizz Wright________ OPEN SEATING Ticketed guests will begin seating 30 minutes before start time.  GUESTS Please note that holding seats in the Langston Hughes Auditorium is strictly prohibited and there is no food or drinks allowed anywhere in the Schomburg Center. AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDING Programs are photographed and recorded by the Schomburg Center. Attending this event indicates your consent to being filmed/photographed and your consent to the use of your recorded image for any all purposes of the New York Public Library. PRESS Please send all press inquiries (photo, video, interviews, audio-recording, etc) at least 24-hours before the day of the program to Leah Drayton at [email protected]. Please note that professional video recordings are prohibited without expressed consent. PUBLIC NOTICE AND DISCLAIMERIN-PERSON | By registering for this event, you are acknowledging that an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. By attending an in-person program at The New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 and agree not to hold The New York Public Library, its Trustees, officers, agent and employees liable for any illness or injury. If you have symptoms consistent with COVID-19 or suspect you have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive, please stay home.