Brush off your post-holiday blues at Winter Jazzfest – returning to NYC January 10th through the 17th!
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Now in its 13th year, New York’s premier festival for jazz, justice and everything in between is back again and bigger than ever. The week-long celebration of music and culture will feature a bevy of live performances, talks, jam sessions, exhibits, presentations and more, spread out across some of the most acclaimed musical institutions in the city.
A truly unique event – even for NYC – Winter Jazzfest celebrates the intersections between jazz as a genre and jazz as a socio-historical item, and encourages all those who participate to think just a bit more deeply about what “jazz” truly is.
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The full lineup of events (which can be viewed on the Winter Jazzfest website) is absolutely massive, but a few highlights include:
- A series of talks on sexism, immigration and protest in jazz from the likes of Archie Shepp, Angela Davis (yes, that Angela Davis!!!) and more January 14th-16th
- A sure-to-be-stellar DJ set from Gilles Peterson at Nublu on January 11th
- An epic tribute to the late great Geri Allen on January 15th
- The WJF Marathon – a two-night, practically nonstop exhibition of local and up and coming jazz performers – on January 12th & 14th
Tickets for all of the individual events are on sale now, and will cost you anywhere between $10 and $70. To get more information about the fest, see a full schedule of events and buy your passes, head here.