Saturday, November 21 @ 4:00 pm
58 W 129th Street - National Jazz Museum in Harlem
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem and Jazz Power Initiative invite you to an Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam “Birthday Blues & Bop for Universal Humanity” with the Eli Yamin Quartet
Eli Yamin, piano & voice
Zaid Nasser, alto saxophone
Ari Roland, bass
Wen-Ting Wu, drums
Eli reminds me of Pete Seeger. He’s a musician playing for a better world. Eli doesn’t just play for you. He wants the essence of his jazz to infiltrate your community.” Becca Pulliam, Executive Producer, National Public Radio.
Known to many as “Dr. E,” Eli Yamin is a bluesy jazz pianist and cultural ambassador whose joyful style has taken him from performing with Mercedes Ellington, Illinois Jacquet, and Walter Perkins to three appearances with his own band at the White House for the Obamas and ten global tours for the U.S. Department of State. His work embraces jazz as a tool for community building and social justice built on the idea that “the blues is the roots, everything else is the fruits.” Yamin inspires audiences of all ages through his performances, jazz musicals for youth performers, community workshops and institute for adults, videos, books, and the extensive reach of the thriving uptown based non-profit organization he co-founded and directs in Northern Manhattan, Jazz Power Initiative, a leading concert and education producer uptown. In 2026, Dr. E was named a Jazz Hero by the Jazz Journalists Association.
Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam is produced by Jazz Power Initiative in partnership with the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. Jazz Power Initiative is a non-profit, 501 (c) (3) organization founded in 2003, and the Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam is made possible in part by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; the Howard Gilman Foundation; the Hispanic Federation; the National Jazz Museum in Harlem; Alianza Dominicana Cultural Center with Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New York and the New York City Department of Youth & Community Development; the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone, and our individual donors. Thank you for your support!
We are your go-to venue for off-site meetings, receptions, film screenings, workshops, networking events, socials and more. Located in the heart of Central Harlem’s thriving culinary and entertainment district, The National Jazz Museum in Harlem is the perfect place to hold your next gathering.