We are JAZZ GENERATION:
A charitable organization dedicated to generating performance and educational opportunities for jazz musicians and audience members of all generations.
Scroll down to learn more about our three programs, read our recent interviews with musicians, visit our calendar, and to get involved!
Phil Young is a consummate drummer with a career spanning decades. This Harlemite has performed with the likes of Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Blue Bland, Dizzy Gillespie, and …need we go on? Come be a part of LIVING history at this intimate venue in Harlem on Sunday afternoons. You’ll keep coming back!
One of our favorite performers to enjoy…Richard Cortez is a captivating and ultra talented singer. Hailing from Miami, he dropped into the NY scene like a hurricane making leaving audiences spellbound in his wake. Richard performs the world over but catch him in this intimate setting every Thursday in NY’s Chelsea district at Rebar. *show/jam session hybrid
Mark Shim is a powerhouse tenor and perhaps, as Harold Mabern used to call them, an ‘unsung hero’. The capabilities of Mr. Shim on saxophone are to be matched only by his creativity and listening to him perform is nothing short of a dream. Come enjoy this rare NY event as he leads his own trio in an intimate setting featuring the veteran John Benitez on bass and drum phenom Damion Reed. Woo!
Otis Brown III is simply one of the world’s most in demand drummer. If you need to come and find out why it means you may have been sleeping! This man is a top call for jazz greats like Joe Lovano, Gerald Clayton, Oliver Lake, and Terence Blanchard…As we always say; need we go on? Come and support the local Brooklyn scene and KEYED UP! by showing up to this free event and leave a donation.