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In this third episode of a riveting series, Dr. John Vervaeke and Greg Thomas dive into the intersection of music, culture, democracy, and race. Through the philosophical lens of blues, jazz, and cultural intelligence, they explore the profound implications and existential impulses within our society. The discussion shifts to the complexities of race, stereotypes, and the pitfalls of categorization, showcasing nuanced perspectives on racialization. Thomas's insights into leadership and improvisation, balanced with Vervaeke's academic insights, bring a multi-dimensional exploration of identity, culture, and human nature. Finally, both experts call for a mindful approach, emphasizing listening, understanding, and moving away from harmful ideologies. This episode transcends political boundaries and offers fresh perspectives on complex issues.   Resources: Jazz Leadership Project Jazz Leadership Project Blog Culture vs Race: American Identity Hangs in the Balance | Political Extremists vs. The Middle Path: Why I Remain a Radical Moderate | Deracialization Now - Part One | Deracialization Now - Part Two | From Race to Culture to Cosmos - Greg Thomas Talking to Strangers: Anxieties of Citizenship since Brown v. Board of Education - Danielle Allen Reconstructing Individualism: A Pragmatic Tradition from Emerson to Ellison - James M. Albrecht  Zombies in Western Culture: A Twenty-First Century Crisis - John Vervaeke, Christopher Mastropietro, and Filip Miscevic The Interpretation of Cultures - Clifford Geertz  The Quest for a Spiritual Home: Conference Warmup | John Vervaeke, Jonathan Pageau & Paul VanderKlay The Collected Essays of Ralph Ellison - Ralph Ellison Theory of Racelessness: A Case for Antirace(ism) - Sheena Michele Mason  The Arc of a Bad Idea: Understanding and Transcending Race - Carlos Hoyt Cultural Intelligence: Transcending Race, Embracing Cosmos course How Culture Works - Paul Bohannan  Virtue of doubt | William Cunningham | TEDxUTSC Bright Future Network Race in North America: Origin and Evolution of a Worldview - Audrey Smedley JRS EP143 John Vervaeke Part 1: Awakening from the Meaning Crisis JRS EP 161 Greg Thomas on Untangling the Gordian Knot of Race Time Codes: [00:00:00] Dr. John Vervaeke introduces the episode and the guest, Greg Thomas. They discuss the intersection of music, culture, democracy, and race.  [00:02:40] Greg Thomas discusses the emphasis of session one on music, specifically blues and jazz, and their profound philosophical implications.  [00:05:00] Discussion of the existentialist impulse of the blues, influenced by famous thinkers, bridging music with philosophy.  [00:09:14] Greg Thomas introduces the Jazz Leadership Project's four principles: individual excellence, antagonistic cooperation, shared leadership, and ensemble mindset. This brings practical application into the conversation and demonstrates the fusion of art and leadership. [00:13:15] The importance of pragmatist pluralism in the American tradition and its relevance to democracy. [00:17:25] Vervaeke describes what he means by the “agent arena relationship” and connects it to his use of the term “cultural intelligence”. [00:20:00] Dr. John Vervaeke introduces the concept of niche construction, relating both biological and cultural evolution.  [00:26:47] Greg Thomas introduces the topic of culture and race. He shares Ralph Ellison's perspective on culture as a different cultural complex, not a deprivation.  [00:30:55] Dr. Vervaeke shares a story from a documentary, highlighting the impact of historical events on present generations and their collective memory.  [00:38:46] The concept of colorblindness and its implications in societal interactions. [00:41:40] Thomas references anthropologist Paul Bohannon's work on culture and nature, outlining a concept of recontexting. This adds another layer of academic substance and further connects culture to innovation. [00:47:40] Suggestion that music is a form of psychotechnology, creating a collective identity and interaction. This intriguing idea brings technology into the cultural discourse. [00:53:00] Thomas elaborates on the five steps of racialization, providing specific examples for each step. He provides a clear framework for understanding complex social constructs. [00:58:12] The conversation delves into the problematic nature of stereotypes and essentialization. This moment is pivotal in addressing common misconceptions in society about race. [01:01:01] Greg Thomas discusses the necessity of slow thinking in understanding human nature. This encourages reflection and resonates with the need for deeper understanding in complex discussions. [01:07:40] Vervaeke and Thomas discuss the importance of understanding identity in cultural terms, not racial terms. A strong statement on how both left and right perspectives on race can be problematic. [01:09:57] Thomas emphasizes the need to move from understanding race to action. A call to action that pushes the conversation towards practical applications. [01:13:20] The duo emphasizes the need for good faith and sophistication in understanding complex issues. This is a meta-commentary on the art of discourse itself, relevant beyond the topic at hand. They agree to a fourth episode to continue their exploration. [01:19:00] Thomas points out that solutions will not come from political ideology but from participation, power, and wisdom. [01:22:40] The importance of language in reinforcing racial identity and the need to separate oneself from this language.  

Dr. John Vervaeke sits down with Greg Thomas, a renowned jazz musician, and musicologist, to delve into the first of a multi-part series. They embark on a journey, exploring the intersections of jazz, blues, leadership, and life. Greg integrates his deep understanding of music into a leadership program, shedding light on how jazz serves as a potent metaphor for leadership and team cohesion in contemporary workspaces. Beyond its rhythmic allure, jazz becomes a powerful tool for understanding democracy, cultural intelligence, and the intricacies of human interactions. They also touch upon the profound philosophical dimensions of blues and its reflection on life's challenges, struggles, and ultimate triumphs. The conversation gracefully traverses through personal anecdotes, profound quotes, and philosophical insights, positioning jazz not just as a musical genre but as a deep existential commentary on life and leadership.   Resources:   Jazz Leadership Project Jazz Leadership Project Blog A Brief Intro Into the Blues Idiom Wisdom Tradition Primary Principles of Jazz "Billy Boy" from Miles Davis' Milestones album (full version) Esoteric Jazz: Pat Martino in Dialogue John Vervaeke: Democracy and the Relevance Realization of Distributed Cognition After Socrates: Episode 22 - Exploring The I-Thou Wynton Marsalis Albert Murray:  Stomping the Blues | From the Briarpatch File: On Context, Procedure, and American Identity The Consolation of Boethius as Poetic Liturgy - Stephen Blackwood Finite and Infinite Games - James Carse Trading Twelves: The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison and Albert Murray Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration - Keith Sawyer The Three Trumpeteers - Nicholas Payton Take My Hand, Precious Lord - Thomas Dorsey   Timecodes: 00:00:00 Introduction - Dr. John Vervaeke introduces the episode and announces a collaboration with Greg Thomas, integrating music into a leadership program. 00:01:00 Jazz as Metaphor for Leadership - Greg Thomas speaks about his role at the Jazz Leadership Project and how he uses jazz as a metaphor for workplace leadership. He highlights musical principles guiding effective teamwork and leadership. 00:02:40 Three Key Discussion Topics - Greg outlines three key discussion topics, including jazz as an embodied art and democracy's relationship with E pluribus unum, emphasizing jazz's multi-faceted relevance. 00:06:13 Jazz and Tai Chi Chuan - Dr. Vervaeke shares his experiences with jazz and its parallels to Tai Chi Chuan, bridging Eastern practices and jazz, underscoring their shared themes of flow and embodiment. 00:10:00 Blues Music and Its Relation to Jazz - The topic of blues music and its relation to jazz is introduced. As jazz's precursor, the blues provides historical and emotional context to their conversation. 00:17:05 MLK's View of Jazz - Greg discusses Dr. Martin Luther King's view of jazz as a medium for meaning, love, happiness, and faith. 00:22:00 Role of Blues in Articulating Life Experiences - Dr. Vervaeke delves into the role of blues in articulating life experiences and nurturing wisdom. 00:23:51 Experiencing vs. Playing the Blues - The difference between experiencing the blues and playing them, with emphasis on musical expression as a coping mechanism, sheds light on how art allows individuals to confront life's challenges. 00:28:20 Mythic Foundation of Blues - References to Albert Murray's work and discussion on the mythic foundation of blues music. Tying the blues to myths underscores its timeless, universal appeal. 00:34:40 Philosophical Aspects of Blues - Philosophical aspects of blues music are discussed, comparing them to existentialism, unraveling the blues' ability to reflect on life's questions. 00:39:40 Universal Themes in Music - Dr. Vervaeke draws parallels between the Jewish exile and broader themes of exile, emphasizing the universality of themes within music and human history. 00:43:22 Jazz as Homegrown Wisdom Tradition - The discussion shifts to the four Ps (propositional, procedural, participatory, and perspectival) in the context of jazz. Dr. Vervaeke and Greg Thomas discuss jazz and blues as a homegrown wisdom tradition in the United States. 00:48:46 Global Influence of Black American Music - Greg Thomas highlights the global influence of black American music and his commitment to sharing its lineage with the world. 00:54:26 Jazz Apprenticeship Tradition - Greg Thomas explains the apprentice tradition in jazz and how it transitioned into an educational program. 00:57:15 Jazz's Adaptability - Greg touches on the adaptability of jazz, relating it to Aristotle's lasting wisdom. 01:00:00 Disposition Towards Elegance - Greg quotes from Murray's book, discussing the descendants of American slaves' disposition towards elegance, providing context for understanding the roots of jazz and blues. 01:03:20 Shared Leadership - Introduction of the concept of "Shared leadership," emphasizing mutual accountability and using jazz ensemble dynamics as a metaphor for collaborative teamwork.  

Pardon the delay, as I've been gathering more conversations than I've shared. Future Fossils is about to go into the rapids with three amazing back-to-back episodes! The next will be with Jamie Joyce of The Society Library and then it's Greg Thomas of The Jazz Leadership Project with producer/futurist Stephanie Lepp (formerly The Center for Humane Technology and The Institute for Cultural Evolution). BUT FIRST!Our guest for this episode is technologist, best-selling author, and WIRED founder Kevin Kelly, who sits on the board of one of my most-beloved projects, The Long Now Foundation (I wrote a bunch of pieces for their blog that you can find here and presented at their 2020 Ignite Talks here). I had Kevin on in episodes 128 to discuss his thoughts on the evolution of technology and augmented reality in particular, and again in 165 to discuss his book Vanishing Asia and the tensions between the economic opportunity and ecological/cultural erosion of urbanization, but today we're having a far more grounded conversation about the wisdom he's accumulated in his 71 years of living — much of which he has generously encapsulated for us in his latest book, Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier.We also meander into banter about cognitive pluralism and the tango with generative AI, with specific references to rants here and here.Kevin's a treasure. I'm honored to share this with you.✨ Support Future Fossils:Subscribe anywhere you go for podcasts.Subscribe to the podcast PLUS essays, music, and news on Substack or Patreon.Buy my original paintings or commission new work.Buy my music on Bandcamp! (This episode features “Throwing Sparks” and “Delta Pavonis.”) Or if you're into lo-fi audio, follow me and my listening recommendations on Spotify.This conversation continues with lively and respectful interaction every single day in the members-only Facebook Group and public-facing Discord Server (with patron channels). Join us!The next Jurassic Park Book Club call will be on June 13th at 3 pm Mountain! I'll share the call link to Discord.✨ Tip Jars:@futurefossils on Venmo$manfredmacx on CashAppmichaelgarfield on PayPal✨ Affiliate Links:• Find all the books I mention in the show at the Future Fossils Bookshop.org page!• Podium.Page is a very cool new AI service for podcast show notes I'm happy to endorse. Sign up here and get three free hours and 50% off your first month.• BioTech Life Sciences makes anti-aging and performance enhancement formulas that work directly at the level of cellular nutrition, both for ingestion and direct topical application. I'm a firm believer in keeping NAD+ levels up and their skin solution helped me erase a year of pandemic burnout from my face.• Help regulate stress, get better sleep, recover from exercise, and/or stay alert and focused without stimulants, with the Apollo Neuro wearable. I have one and while I don't wear it all the time, when I do it's sober healthy drugs.• Musicians, let me recommend you get yourself a Jamstik Studio, the coolest MIDI guitar I've ever played. I LOVE mine. You can hear it playing all the synths on my song about Jurassic Park (and that's a link to a new AI music video).✨ And listen, folks…if you haven't seen my AI music videos yet…get on it: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michaelgarfield.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 78 (Part 2 of 2) | Greg Thomas, brilliant cultural analyst, educator, musician, speaker, and co-founder of the Jazz Leadership Project, is passionate about the power of culture to transform us as individuals and collectively. Where race is concerned, Greg presents an illuminating, multiperspectival view of the many layered issues around racism in this country. Early on, Greg developed a systemic perspective on how everything fits together, and realized that the issues that plague us are not just about race or racism, but the overarching systemic racial worldview. Greg offers that the way out of this morass lies in adopting a cultural lens to replace the racial lens. And Greg points out that when we further embrace a cultural worldview in a participatory way, it opens up all the doors and windows: creating room for individuals to shine, for groups to experience group flow, for all of us to enjoy beauty and appreciation—the way soloist, band, and audience come together in a shared musical experience. When Greg talks about the power of culture, sharing illustrative anecdotes about blues masters, blues philosophy, and great moments in jazz history, it becomes clear just how effective culture is at dissolving boundaries and heightening connection, and how music (in this case) allows us to transcend our differences, our daily burdens, and experience unbounded joy. This is a lively, impactful, and poignant dialogue, with wisdom ranging from the deeply spiritual, the psychological/developmental, to the political and universal. Recorded January 25, 2023.“Out of the many…one: this is the challenge, the spiritual challenge, for Americans and for humanity.”(For Apple Podcast users, click here to view the complete show notes on the episode page.)Topics & Time Stamps – Part 2Antagonistic cooperation: competition is part of the American, democratic experience, but there are ways it can be a cooperative competition, e.g. cutting contests in jazz, cypher in hip hop (01:30)Where individuality and the group flow dynamic come together: jazz and the ring shout tradition (04:34)Entropy, consciousness, and culture: the tragic dimension and the comic perspective (05:33)The power of culture: pushing people towards excellence, orienting towards self-actualization, and the Greek notion of arete (06:57)How do we get to arete? The importance of striving for and developing both mastery and wisdom (11:11)The tension between virtues like liberty and equality (15:27)The healing power of music: Art Pepper & Sonny Stitt's cutting contest (18:00)Stomping the blues and how music merges secular & sacred, reminds us of our range of human feelings, gives resonance to memory, and brings healing and transcendence (21:11)Music affirms the gift of life: moments of utopia allow us to transcend our everyday cares (25:00)The role of creativity, the arts & humanities, is crucial in getting through the meaning crisis and the metacrisis (28:53)Cultural forms and ideas can be picked up at any time and reinvigorated: bringing back the wisdom (29:52)If there are enough of us who can model what it takes to be in flow together, despite our differences, we could tap into higher dimensions of human possibility (32:52)The blues idiom wisdom tradition, great orators Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. & Frederick

Ep. 77 (Part 1 of 2) | Greg Thomas, brilliant cultural analyst, educator, musician, speaker, and co-founder of the Jazz Leadership Project, is passionate about the power of culture to transform us as individuals and collectively. Where race is concerned, Greg presents an illuminating, multiperspectival view of the many layered issues around racism in this country. Early on, Greg developed a systemic perspective on how everything fits together, and realized that the issues that plague us are not just about race or racism, but the overarching systemic racial worldview. Greg offers that the way out of this morass lies in adopting a cultural lens to replace the racial lens. And Greg points out that when we further embrace a cultural worldview in a participatory way, it opens up all the doors and windows: creating room for individuals to shine, for groups to experience group flow, for all of us to enjoy beauty and appreciation—the way soloist, band, and audience come together in a shared musical experience. When Greg talks about the power of culture, sharing anecdotes about blues masters, blues philosophy, and great moments in jazz history, it becomes clear just how effective culture is at dissolving boundaries and heightening connection, and how music (in this case) allows us to transcend our differences, our daily burdens, and experience unbounded joy. This is a lively, impactful, and poignant dialogue, with wisdom ranging from the deeply spiritual, the psychological/developmental, to the political and universal. Recorded January 25, 2023.“Out of the many…one: this is the challenge, the spiritual challenge, for Americans and for humanity.”(For Apple Podcast users, click here to view the complete show notes on the episode page.)Topics & Time Stamps – Part 1Introducing Greg Thomas, jazz & blues scholar, musician, educator, and cultural sage (01:02)The blues speaks to everyone: as the Buddha said, life is suffering (03:04)The experience of Black Americans and their relationship with absurdity (05:07)Cultural appropriation is a misunderstanding of the way culture works: the difference between plagiarism and cultural appropriation (06:42)Flourishing happens when different ideas and cultures come together (09:05)Recognizing the fundamental tributary that the Black American experience and culture is to American history and American culture: using a cultural lens instead of a racial one (13:46)Greg Thomas' spiritual journey: integrating traditionalism, modernism, postmodernism, Integral Theory, a pre-traditional experience, and studying African syncretism, Taoism, Kabbalah, and more (17:38)How Greg developed a systemic perspective on how everything fits together, the blues wisdom tradition, and the 4th zone of the Integral Map (22:21)Dealing with the range and depth of the wicked problems we have today is ultimately going to take wisdom (25:37)How indigenous wisdom was lost during the Age of Enlightenment and the challenge of the Integral movement to provide a framework for integration (26:08)One of our fundamental problems stems from the notion that we are separate from nature, separate from the divine (29:24)Out of the many…one: this is the challenge, the spiritual challenge, for Americans and for humanity (32:22)Is ethnocentricity (and therefore racism) a natural part of the evolutionary ladder?...

In this conversation with CEO of the Jazz Leadership Project, Greg Thomas, we explore the process of racialization, how racialized worldviews impact development, the limits of the anti-racism movement, cultural intelligence, antagonistic cooperation and a more expansive approach to the topic of deracialization. Greg Thomas is the CEO and Co-Founder of the Jazz Leadership Project. Greg embodies the strategic vision of the company and enacts it during live workshops and for the Tune In To Leadership blog. The Co-Creator of G&J Productions, Greg has been instrumental in developing humanities programs for top cultural organizations such as Jazz at Lincoln Center. As a journalist and scholar, he has conducted in-depth research and conducted hundreds of interviews over the course of his career. Greg has given presentations on jazz, culture, race, and democratic life and values for a range of online platforms and institutions such Columbia, Hamilton and Harvard. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

Our guest this week is Greg Thomas. Greg is a writer, teacher, entrepreneur, and CEO of the Jazz Leadership Project, which uses a creative methodology to frame leadership and team development through the lens of jazz. Greg has written about culture, race, and democratic life in publications ranging from the Village Voice, Integral Life, New Republic, Salon, UPTOWN, The Root, the Guardian Observer, and the New York Daily News—as jazz columnist. We discuss jazz and its ability to serve as a foundation for learning leadership and connection, the power and importance of art and storytelling in our culture, race and the idea of transcending race in our society and personal lives, Greg's use of the term “Black American” and the tensions of trying to adopt it without racialization, whether “American” is an ethnicity, how to disentangle culture and ethnicity from race, and more.

Our subject for this episode is Albert Murray's South to a Very Old Place. Part memoir, part travelogue, part dialogue with a range of interlocutors, this book is remarkable for both its variety and depth. Murray travels from Harlem to New Haven and then down south to Tuskegee and Mobile and beyond. Murray chats with the likes of Robert Penn Warren and Walker Percy and meditates on the themes of home, history, place, and myth. Our guest and I discuss Murray's life and the peculiar nature of this wonderful book. We explore Murray's critique of social science and his respect for folk wisdom. Our guest is Greg Thomas. Greg is CEO of the Jazz Leadership Project, a private company that uses the principles and practices of jazz music to enhance leadership success and team excellence. Along with his wife and partner Jewel, the Jazz Leadership Project works with notable firms such as JPMorgan Chase, Verizon, TD Bank, and Google. Their leadership blog, TuneIntoLeadership.com, features both of their writings.  Greg has been a professional journalist for over 25 years. He is currently a Senior Fellow of the Institute for Cultural Evolution. As an educator, Greg recently taught a course on Cultural Intelligence, and co-facilitated a six-month class, which ended this past March, titled, “Stepping Up: Wrestling with America's Past, Reimagining Its Future, Healing Together.” As a social entrepreneur, Greg co-produced a two-day broadcast, "Combating Racism and Antisemitism Together: Shaping an Omni-American Future" in October 2021. In September 2022, he co-facilitated a one-day conference, "Resolving the Race-ism Dilemma." He also serves on the advisory boards of The Consilience Project, and FAIR, the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism. 

Jim talks with Greg Thomas about American democracy & the problems created by racial essentialism & racialization. They discuss the Jazz Leadership Project, jazz as metaphor, the connection between racism & the concept of race, the slave trade's role in producing racial essentialism, Bacon's Rebellion & subsequent divide-and-conquer legislation, justifications for exploitation, the horrors of … Continue reading EP 161 Greg Thomas on Untangling the Gordian Knot of Race → The post EP 161 Greg Thomas on Untangling the Gordian Knot of Race appeared first on The Jim Rutt Show.

Greg's work with the Jazz Leadership Project ... How does a “black” art form operate within a corporate environment? ... What's left of the legacy of Ralph Ellison, Albert Murray, and Stanley Crouc ... Black culture after the postmodern turn ... Greg's work with the Institute for Cultural Evolution ... Greg's critique of Black Lives Matter ... Rooted cosmopolitanism and the “Faustian bargain” of whiteness ... Greg's very accomplished daughter ...

Greg's work with the Jazz Leadership Project … How does a “black” art form operate within a corporate environment? … What's left of the legacy of Ralph Ellison, Albert Murray, and Stanley Crouc … Black culture after the postmodern turn … Greg's work with the Institute for Cultural Evolution … Greg's critique of Black Lives […]

Greg's work with the Jazz Leadership Project ... How does a “black” art form operate within a corporate environment? ... What's left of the legacy of Ralph Ellison, Albert Murray, and Stanley Crouc ... Black culture after the postmodern turn ... Greg's work with the Institute for Cultural Evolution ... Greg's critique of Black Lives Matter ... Rooted cosmopolitanism and the “Faustian bargain” of whiteness ... Greg's very accomplished daughter ...

Normally I would post one of my bi-weekly conversations with John McWhorter today, but John and I had too many scheduling conflicts to find time to talk this week (he’ll return in two weeks). So in his stead, I’m talking with Greg Thomas, co-founder of the Jazz Leadership Project and senior fellow at the Institute for Cultural Evolution.We begin by discussing Greg’s work with the Jazz Leadership Project, which uses the principles of jazz to train leaders within businesses and organizations. He’s got some big-league clients, so I was interested to know how Greg implements ideas and strategies from an originally African American art form within a corporate environment. Greg was a friend of the great critic, poet, and novelist Stanley Crouch, and I ask him about how they came to know each other. This leads us to discuss the intellectual lineage that runs from Ralph Ellison and Albert Murray through Crouch. These thinkers were deeply rooted in black art, culture, and politics, but they were also, to varying degrees, skeptical of race as a foundational concept. Is there anyone now continuing this tradition? Greg talks about his own efforts in that direction, but he also notes that the modern Enlightenment tradition, which sought a scientific foundation for knowledge and institutions, has been at least partially displaced by postmodern thought, which seeks to critique the Enlightenment. Greg argues that such a critique is fine, so long as we don’t abandon modernity’s gains. He then introduces some ideas from integral theory and from the philosopher Anthony Appiah that he believes can help reconcile the need both to preserve culturally specific traditions and to claim membership in a broader cosmopolitan community. And finally, Greg tells me about some of his daughter’s impressive accomplishments, including building the We Read Too app. I really enjoyed having Greg on as a guest, and I hope to have him back on for an episode with both John and I soon.This post is free and available to the public. To receive early access to TGS episodes, an ad-free podcast feed, Q&As, and other exclusive content and benefits, click below.0:00 Greg’s work with the Jazz Leadership Project 12:35 How does a “black” art form operate within a corporate environment? 17:27 What’s left of the legacy of Ralph Ellison, Albert Murray, and Stanley Crouch? 25:04 Black culture after the postmodern turn 32:45 Greg’s work with the Institute for Cultural Evolution 36:40 Greg’s critique of Black Lives Matter 40:48 Rooted cosmopolitanism and the “Faustian bargain” of whiteness 50:46 Greg’s very accomplished daughterLinks and ReadingsThe Jazz Leadership ProjectThe Institute for Cultural EvolutionGreg’s Substack post, “Why Race-Based Framings of Social Issues Hurt Us All” Stanley Crouch’s Notes of a Hanging Judge: Essays and Reviews, 1979-1989 Video from Combating Racism and Antisemitism TogetherSteve McIntosh’s Developmental Politics: How America Can Grow Into a Better Version of ItselfCharles Love’s Race Crazy: BLM, 1619, and the Progressive Racism MovementKwame Anthony Appiah’s, Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of StrangersDanielle Allen Resmaa Menakem, My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and BodiesKaya Thomas Wilson’s We Read Too app  This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

How do we think about race in America today? This question continues to be core to the evolution of our national experiment. And it has come even further to the forefront in recent years, as the progressive social justice movement in American politics has gained more and more prominence. In this episode of the podcast, I was thrilled to be able to explore this subject with Greg Thomas—musician, intellectual, Integralist, journalist, spiritual practitioner, and co-founder of the Jazz Leadership Project. Greg, like myself, is a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Cultural Evolution, and we share a deep appreciation for the wisdom of integral philosophy and the perspectives it offers on issues of culture, evolution, and history. But what I enjoyed so much about this conversation were the unique and different perspectives Greg brought to bear on the subject, both from his personal experience and his impressive and eclectic scholarship. Greg is an expert in the intellectual currents that have arisen around the art of Jazz—a tradition that is far outside my wheelhouse—and in this conversation we explore some of that history, covering writers like Ralph Ellison and Albert Murray, and what Greg feels they can offer to the current conversation around race. Race has always been one of the most challenging and complex but also important topics for anyone trying to make sense of our national politics and where culture might be headed. I hope this episode may contribute, in some small way, to that conversation.

This podcast is the second in a series of live discussions JILV had with new partners in fighting the onset of illiberal ideologies and growing antisemitism on both sides of the political spectrum. This panel discussion was with Black Leaders Greg Thomas, journalist and CEO/Co-Founder of the Jazz Leadership Project, and Dr. Sheena Mason, Podcaster and experienced leader in education management.

In the Hold my Drink — navigating culture with a chaser of civility, and Counterweight podcast, Episode 57, we speak with Greg Thomas, CEO of the Jazz Leadership Project and an Omni-American. Greg explains how using the principles of Jazz - individual excellence, antagonistic cooperation, and shared leadership - all lead to an ensemble mindset, a mindset that created a Jazz movement, which became a symbol of American freedom. He explains how we can apply those same principles to our lives today and free ourselves from the bigotry and division that has us playing out of tune. To read a recap of the conversation, additional thoughts, and to see what each of us is reading, visit our post An Omni-American Ensemble on the Hold my Drink website. You can also watch the conversation on the Hold my Drink YouTube page.

“I see democracy as a reflection of and a demonstration of how much we value each other as human beings. And in that light, it is very relational. It is very interdependent.” Not Simple welcomes back Greg Thomas and Jewel Kinch-Thomas of The Jazz Leadership Project and executive coach Amiel Handelsman to talk about all the things democracy entails beyond voting. Learn more about their upcoming course, Stepping Up - Wrestling with America's Past, Reimagining Its Future, Healing Together here.

“You don't always know exactly what to expect, but you know that everyone is bringing their best to that moment and so then what is created is something that is reflective of all of those bests coming together." Jewel Kinch-Thomas and Greg Thomas are the co-founders of the Jazz Leadership Project, which uses the principles and practices of jazz to help companies and individuals work better. They're tired of people minimizing jazz's importance with phrases like "Jazz is just... " and spend their half hour with Wendy uncovering the many, many things jazz is and does.

I, teacher, and entrepreneur. He is CEO of the Jazz Leadership Project, and a senior fellow for the Institute for Cultural Evolution. Since the pandemic and social uprising, he has been featured on a range of online platforms discussing race, culture, and leadership, including Rebel Wisdom, The Daily Evolver, Aligned Center, Coaches Rising, and Integral Life. His blog is Tune In To Leadership. In March, Greg and Gregg hosted the Body and Soul series at the Stoa.   Jazz Leadership Project: https://www.jazzleadershipproject.com/   Tune In To Leadership: https://www.tuneintoleadership.com/blog   Greg and Gregg hosted the Body and Soul series at the Stoa: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTJe1xFfoxrBfAgSvYKHZ3bpFjEJPudmb   Here is a clip where he elaborates on the Blues Idiom Wisdom Tradition: https://youtu.be/rXhQNiKO8Ac   Here is Greg on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregthomas22?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor   And here is his profile at the Jazz Leadership Project: https://www.jazzleadershipproject.com/about-us

Listen to Harlem's Jewel Kinch And Greg Thomas as they talk The Jazz Leadership Project, Big Ears and More with host Danny Tisdale, on The Danny Tisdale Show.With a few days before February Black History Month and as the USA budget for the arts has been zeroed out by the president we talk about Jazz and it's continuing global and local evolution. Today, in this new year and the new decade we speak to two Harlem leaders, legends and trailblazers. Greg Thomas And Jewel Kinch, are husband and wife, they are founders of the Jazz Leadership Project. Greg is founding editor in chief of Harlem World Magazine in 2003. And for many years Jewel worked at Riverside Church in Harlem as Director programming. Together they are founders of The Jazz Leadership Project launched the Tune In To Leadership blog to advance creative conversations on leadership in personal, civic, cultural and organizational life. They believe strongly that jazz is one of the most powerful contemporary models and metaphors for individual excellence and high-performance collaboration amidst the most momentous changes since the Industrial Revolution.More information about The Jazz Leadership Project: https://www.tuneintoleadership.com/All on this week's edition of The Danny Tisdale Show; the Saturday morning radio show hosted by businessman, award-winning visual artist, educator, and former Harlem Community Board member Danny Tisdale.Photo credit: Via source.SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: www.youtube.com/harlemworldmagazine.comwww.facebook.com/harlemworldmagazine.comwww.harlemworldmagazine.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/theharlemworldmagazinepodcast)

Greg Thomas (who previously spoke with me here and here) and Jewel Kinch-Thomas of the Jazz Leadership Project join me to explore the extraordinary ways that jazz builds collaborative leadership. This is one of the most enjoyable conversations I've had on the podcast. I learned new ways of thinking about group flow states, elite performance, […] The post Collaborative Leadership Through Jazz With Greg Thomas & Jewel Kinch-Thomas (Episode 110) appeared first on .

Fasten your seatbelts. This week, we're going on a rollicking, rhythmic, high-minded, and heartfelt ride through the core of the American experience. Greg Thomas, our guide through the True but Partial Challenge on race and, more recently The Jazz Leadership Project with Jewel Kinch-Thomas, joins me again to steer us through this week's journey. Or should […] The post Episode 75: Stomping the Blues, Reimagining American Identity with Greg Thomas [The Amiel Show] appeared first on .

 This week, writer and public speaker Greg Thomas, CEO of the Jazz Leadership Project, helps me launch a new podcast series on the American experience of race. Greg provides a refreshing and nuanced take on a complex topic. Listen to him, and you will find that race is not just a political issue or a moral […] The post Episode 73: Five Pivotal Thinkers On Race With Greg Thomas [The Amiel Show] appeared first on .