Poet, activist, and educator Nikki Giovanni will open the Schomburg Center’s 2024 Women’s Jazz Festival (WJF) with saxophonist-composer Javon Jackson in “The Gospel According to Nikki Giovanni” on March 4.
The festival is celebrating 32 years of centering Black women in the field of jazz.
Founded in 1992 by then-Harlem resident and jazz vocalist Melba Joyce, the Women’s Jazz Festival and its curators have brought together musicians, dancers, and a melding of musical genres over the years to deliver an exciting series of concerts featuring some of the best-known and emerging talent by women in jazz today.
The 2024 festival will be held in person on March 4, 18, and 25.
The connections between jazz and gospel music run deep in “The Gospel According to Nikki Giovanni.” This historic collaboration between Jackson, a former Jazz Messenger, and Giovanni offers “jazzy new perspective on timeless hymns and spirituals” with poetry throughout the performances. They will be joined by pianist Jeremy Manasia, bassist David Williams, and drummer Akin Hobson.
General admission tickets are $35; $25 for Schomburg Society members. For more info, visit www.nypl.org/events/programs/schomburg.
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