In response to the COVID—19 pandemic, Jazz at Lincoln Center is making available a weekly program of offerings to reach people all over the world and “bring the healing power of jazz music into homes and communities.” The effort will serve as a “virtual commons†whereby people can find and access live webcasts from musicians and directly support their work and livelihood.
JALC is. sharing its archive as well as developing brand-new live programming to be shared for free throughout the entirety of the pandemic with JALC’s growing global community of 2 million people. Awareness f the initiative and programming is being distributed through email, social media, the Jazz Live app, and on jazz.org. Audiences will be able to watch original stories about jazz and the musicians who play it, listen to podcasts, albums and songs, read essays, learn about the music—and how to play the music, explore playlists and more. In addition, Wynton Marsalis will host a series of interactive video chats via Zoom, which will be then shared on Facebook and YouTube.
Jazz at Lincoln Center is also making available its Jazz Academy, a library of more than 1,000 videos covering many different aspects of jazz performance demonstrated by knowledgeable masters of the music, on a dedicated YouTube Channel.
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