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JENerations Jazz Festival Co-Presenter
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  • Thursday, Jan 8th
    11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CST
    Cats in a Dog Park - How Sitting In is Essential to Running with the Jazz Pack
    Location: Bolden 1
    Lead Presenter: Jesse B. Simon, n/a – www.mnhardbopcollective.org
    CLINIC: Jazz Industry/Business/Artist Development
     CE Hours: 1 hour(s)
  • Thursday, Jan 8th
    4:00 PM - 4:50 PM CST
    The Sistering: Advancing the tradition of collaboration in Jazz. How four wise women joined forces to tell a new story.
    Location: Foster 1
    Lead Presenter: Lois Deloatch
    Co-Presenter: Nnenna Freelon
    Co-Presenter: Lenora Zenzalai Helm
    Co-Presenter: Kate McGarry
    CLINIC: Jazz Industry/Business/Artist Development
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     CE Hours: 1 hour(s)
  • Friday, Jan 9th
    9:00 AM - 9:50 AM CST
    CANCELLED: Crafting your own Path: The Art, Business, and Empowerment of a Jazz career
    Location: Imperial 5
    Lead Presenter: Rachel Therrien
    CLINIC: Jazz Industry/Business/Artist Development
     CE Hours: 1 hour(s)
  • Friday, Jan 9th
    12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CST
    I Thought Recording the Album Was the Hard Part… I Was Wrong
    Location: Foster 2
    Lead Presenter: Nick Finzer – University of North Texas
    CLINIC: Jazz Industry/Business/Artist Development
     CE Hours: 1 hour(s)
  • Friday, Jan 9th
    4:00 PM - 4:50 PM CST
    How to Go Viral: Platform Algorithms, Jazz Creativity, and Mastering Modern Visibility
    Location: Bolden 1
    Lead Presenter: Quentin B. Angus – Borough of Manhattan Community College (City University of New York)
    CLINIC: Jazz Industry/Business/Artist Development
     CE Hours: 1 hour(s)
  • Saturday, Jan 10th
    1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CST
    Jazz Appreciation Month at 25
    Location: Foster 1
    Lead Presenter: John Edward E. Hasse, PhD – Smithsonian Institution
    CLINIC: Jazz Industry/Business/Artist Development
     CE Hours: 1 hour(s)