Live from Harlem – JFA Presents: Duke Jones
Thursday, May 28 @ 2:00 pm
National Jazz Museum in Harlem
John Mason Jam-Ja Band
John Mason is a researcher, educator, editor, writer, composer, percussionist, photographer, and Yoruba priest of Obatala, among many other things. In 1973 he co-founded the Yoruba Theological Archministry, a research centre in Brooklyn dedicated to the study of Yoruba religion and culture. His many publications and research projects into the diaspora of the Yoruba people from West Africa to the Americas have made him one of the foremost authorities on the subject. He is also a jazz musician, and for this special concert, he brings a special edition of his Jam-Ja ensemble: percussion + low end instruments. With Gregory Maker (bass), Aaron Johnson (trombone and tuba), Jason Marshall (baritone sax) and Paul Austerlitz (bass clarinet).
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Presented in partnership with the Jazz Foundation of America, supported in part by an award from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and by the Howard Gilman Foundation.
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The Jazz Foundation of America is a national nonprofit dedicated to helping the jazz, blues, and roots musicians who have played the soundtrack to our lives. With compassion and discretion, JFA provides housing assistance, medical and legal referrals, disaster relief, and financial support to musicians and their families in times of crisis, while also creating employment opportunities in concert programming nationwide.
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This event will also stream on the Jazz Foundation and Jazz Museum YouTube Channels.
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