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Steve Johns Mythology | A new jazz record from the legendary jazz drummer. Recorded at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem.

Steve Johns Mythology | A new jazz record from the legendary jazz drummer. Recorded at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem.

This week, we honor the year in music for 2008, along with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2008 inductee John Mellencamp. We also ask the question: is it cool to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Plus, our spotlight museum is the National Jazz Museum in New York City and Benny Goodman. For more music history, subscribe to my Spotify Channel or subscribe to the audio version of my music history podcasts, wherever you get your podcasts from ALL MUSIC HISTORY TODAY PODCAST NETWORK LINKS - https://allmylinks.com/musichistorytoday Music Playlist For this Podcast - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSMDYrumQfYSldNiLrvbeBxEtrUxYrIFI National Jazz Museum - JMIH.org --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musichistorytodaypodcast/support

Dive into the rich history of jazz with Loren Schoenberg, Grammy Award-winning saxophonist, conductor, and senior scholar at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. In this HarmonyTALK episode, Loren chats with host Lisa Champeau about his experiences performing with jazz legends, his work preserving American jazz history, and his journey as a respected educator at institutions like Juilliard and the Manhattan School of Music.  If you've ever had an interest in the inside look at the career of a multi-faceted musician, this episode uncovers the stories, sounds, and cultural impact of jazz music and offers unique insights into Loren's career, dedication, and passion for the genre. FOLLOW HARMONYTALK PODCAST @harmonytalkpodcast Join Our Mailing List: https://www.harmonytalkpodcast.com/signup  Instagram: https://instagram.com/harmonytalkpodcast  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/harmonytalkpodcast  YouTube: https://youtube.com/@HarmonyTALKPodcast  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/harmonytalkpodcast    https://harmonytalkpodcast.com/  Follow Host, Lisa Champeau:  https://www.instagram.com/lisachampeau/  Email harmonytalkpodcast@gmail.com for sponsorship and guest opportunities!     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jai Jacob has had a 25+ year career at Lazard Asset Management where he headed up the Quantitative, Alternatives and Multi-Asset Investment Group which oversaw c. $35 bn in AUM.  He is a member of the Board of Trustees of The National Jazz Museum in Harlem, New York, and plays the electric guitar.  We hear about his upbringing in Montreal, how he changed his major in college and ended up somewhat accidentally in finance and the serendipitous twists and turns that saw him develop a multi-asset competence.  Some of this came from his original back office experience, and we tie together the skillsets that both front and back office roles require.Pivoting then to discussing the multi-asset approach today, we discuss the individualization of investing – and how imprinting the personality of an institution (or an individual) on their investment portfolio is just a broader societal trend of customizing everything. We discuss the implications of this for portfolio construction, risk and how investment products are delivered. We move then to discuss some of Jai's many other interests – in particular Jazz, and his musical passion.  We talk about the evolution of this art form, where it sits in society today, and what we can learn from the perfection of a jazz solo. This episode is supported by PIMCO, a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets. PIMCO invests their clients' capital in income and credit opportunities that span the liquidity spectrum, leveraging their decades of experience navigating complex debt markets. Their flexible capital base and deep relationships with issuers have helped them become one of the world's largest providers of traditional and alternative investment solutions and a valued financing partner. Visit pimco.com to learn more.PIMCO as a general matter provides services to qualified institutions, financial intermediaries and institutional investors. Individual investors should contact their own financial professional to determine the most appropriate investment options for their financial situation. PIMCO is a trademark of Allianz Asset Management of America LLC in the United States and throughout the world.

Jazz88's Peter Solomon spoke with Loren Schoenberg, senior scholar at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, about a new documentary airing this week on PBS about pioneering trombonist, electric guitarist, composer, and arranger, Eddie Durham.

Jazz88's Peter Solomon spoke with Loren Schoenberg, senior scholar at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, about a new documentary airing this week on PBS about pioneering trombonist, electric guitarist, composer, and arranger, Eddie Durham.

This week on the Music Halls of Fame Podcast, we honor the year in music for 2008, along with a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2008. We also ask the question: is it cool to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Plus, our spotlight museum is the National Jazz Museum in New York City. Music for this podcast - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSMDYrumQfYSNjZD_ykxDl2jSrL-ZCdmN Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - rockhall.com National Jazz Museum in Harlem, New York - jmih.org ALL MY MUSIC HALLS OF FAME AUDIO PODCAST LINKS - allmylinks.com/musichallsoffamepodcast CHECK OUT MY OTHER PODCAST, THE MUSIC HISTORY TODAY PODCAST - SPOTIFY LINKS: spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/j38tIzvNxAb THE MUSIC HISTORY TODAY PODCAST LINKS: allmylinks.com/musichistorytoday --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musichistorytodaypodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musichistorytodaypodcast/support

Due to popular demand, we're repeating this episode from December 2022 featuring... Christian McBride: How artists influence people and society through their music and actions —  From James Brown to Winton Marsalis, artists have an incredible amount of influence, impacting all aspects of society and people, including today's guest Christian McBride. Listen to Ramona's conversation as Christian talks about the music and the artists who have impacted his life and his development as a musician. According to Christian, example is of utmost importance, because it is your example that creates change; for people follow examples. Christian McBride is an eight-time GRAMMY-winning bassist, composer, and bandleader. He is the Artistic Director of the historic Newport Jazz Festival, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), the TD James Moody Jazz Festival, and the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. In addition to artistic directing and consistent touring with his ensembles, he hosts NPR's “Jazz Night in America” and "The Lowdown: Conversations With Christian" on SiriusXM. Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Christian now lives in New Jersey. For more information about Christian McBride, visit https://www.christianmcbride.com.

  I have been looking forward to this one because I love music. I love all kinds of music, and today we are going to talk about Jazz. Jazz is one of the earliest forms of pop music in The United States and Jazz is a distinctively American style of music originating in the early decades of the 20th century. Its roots include Afro-American folk music traditions, such as spirituals, work songs, and blues. Jazz music is much more lively and upbeat than blues music. Jazz is often associated with swinging and swaying movements, lively atmospheres and improv. Lots of modern musicians will say they are greatly influenced by Jazz. Some of the great Jazz musicians include Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Bessie Smith, Fletcher Henderson, and Billie Holiday.  In fact, Performers like Elvis Pressley, Chuck Berry, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, The Grateful Dead, and Aerosmith all talk about their Jazz influences. Music styles like Rock, R&B, Hip-hop, Latin, and others that produce a swaying rhythm have been influenced by Jazz.  In today's podcast we have a very special guest, the very accomplished Loren Schoenberg. He is the Founding Director at The National Jazz Museum in Harlem, a published author, and teaches Jazz History at The Julliard School in NYC.   Always more to learn. Talk to you soon. 

Christian McBride: How artists influence people and society through their music and actions —  From James Brown to Winton Marsalis, artists have an incredible amount of influence, impacting all aspects of society and people, including today's guest Christian McBride. Listen to Ramona's conversation as Christian talks about the music and the artists who have impacted his life and his development as a musician. According to Christian, example is of utmost importance, because it is your example that creates change; for people follow examples. Christian McBride is an eight-time GRAMMY-winning bassist, composer, and bandleader. He is the Artistic Director of the historic Newport Jazz Festival, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), the TD James Moody Jazz Festival, and the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. In addition to artistic directing and consistent touring with his ensembles, he hosts NPR's “Jazz Night in America” and "The Lowdown: Conversations With Christian" on SiriusXM. Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Christian now lives in New Jersey. For more information about Christian McBride, visit https://www.christianmcbride.com.

Host Susan Brink talks with Richard Conde,  a NYC based photographer.. He currently serves as Senior Staff Photographer for the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, and is the official photographer for the Newport, Exit 0, and Jazz Mobile jazz festivals, as well as New York's famed Birdland Jazz Club.  Conde's much in-demand work which has been praised as "making the invisible visible" has appeared in numerous publications, including the New York Times, NPR Radio, Down Beat, Jazz Times and National Geographic magazines. National Geographic recently added his work to their permanent stock collection. He has also shot many album covers, the latest for Verve Records. His camera of choice is the Nikon D5. He is currently represented by H.P Garcia gallery in New York City. www.richardcondephotos.comSusan's second guest, Jazz Journalist Association President Howard Mandel,  discusses “Seeing Jazz: JJA Photographers Master Classes,” a new monthly series, which goes live at 1 pm ET on Saturday, June 25,as Award-winning Argentine-born/New York-based Adriana Mateo discusses her work with Hrayr Attarian, chair of the JJA's Photo of the Year committee, in an interactive Zoom session.Registration is free for JJA members, $10 to the public.

For a dynamic look back at 2021, Nate Chinen and Greg Bryant welcomed critic Jordannah Elizabeth to a panel discussion at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem.

This week on a special edition of the Music Halls of Fame Podcast, we honor the year 1992 & a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of 1992, we look at the case for putting NSync into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, & our spotlight museum is the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. If you like this podcast, then please subscribe to the Music Halls of Fame Podcast: Anchor - https://anchor.fm/musichallsoffamepodcast Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-halls-of-fame-podcast/id1586521541 Google - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82YzEyYjQyYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4pi4ENIVLYNoUv2LJMb4rG --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/musichistorytodaypodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/musichistorytodaypodcast/support

Le musicien américain Jon Batiste est à l'honneur dans Néo Géo Nova. Lors de cette émission spéciale, Jon Batiste présente son dernier album We are et choisit ses disques favoris dans les rayons soul de la discothèque de Nova. Pianiste émérite de jazz, chanteur soul talentueux, compositeur, chef d'orchestre avec son groupe Stay Human du Late show de Stephen Colbert et directeur de la création au National Jazz Museum d'Harlem, Jon Batiste n'a pas fini de nous étonner !Lui qui aime pratiquer sa “social music” lors de concerts en connexion totale avec son public comme ces fameuses “second lines” de la Nouvelle-Orléans, dont il est issu, ou encore les chorales baptistes qu'il connaît depuis son plus jeune âge, autant d'influences qui traversent ses compositions. Récompensé d'un Golden Globe et d'un Oscar pour la musique du film d'animation Soul (Pixar), Jon Batiste aime jouer le trublion dans le show biz sans oublier ses racines et les luttes qu'il faut continuer à mener contre racisme et discriminations.Un trentenaire qui distribue sans compter ses good vibes et est des plus respectés par ses pairs du jazz et du classique qu'il a côtoyés à la Juilliard school de New York…Un entretien de Bintou Simporé et Hugues Marly, produit par Benoit Thuault dans Néo Géo Nova.Place à la “Soul Selecta” de Jon Batiste pour clôturer Néo Géo Nova. Ray Charles, Cuban Jam Sessions, Roy Hargrove, entre autres, se côtoient dans ce Worldmix, le tout accompagné des fredonnements de notre invité et même d'anecdotes. PlaylistAshaman - Vibré ( Hommage à Jacob Desvarieux )Joe Sample - Soul ShadowsNubya Garcia - The Message ContinuesJazzmeia Horn - Free Your MindJon Batiste - Movement 11 Jon Batiste - I Need You Jon Batiste - Adulthood feat Hot 8 Brass BandJon Batiste - Tell The Truth Mavis Staples – We Get By feat Ben HarperJon Batiste – We AreMavis Staples - Freedom (interlude)Batiste feat Zadie Smith - Show Me The Way Dont la “Soul Selecta“ de Jon Batiste : William DeVaughn – Be Thankful For What You GotRay Charles - Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I) Cuban Jam Sessions (Descargas) - TumbaoSly & The Family Stone – Family AffairHerbie Hancock & Chick Corea - La FiestaAretha Franklin - Natural Woman / Come Back BabyLloyd Price - Lawdy Lawdy Miss ClawdyRoy Hargrove - Serenity C'était Néo Géo, une émission de Bintou Simporé, réalisée par Benoît Thuault avec la participation de Melvin Schlemer, Tristan Guérin, Christian Nzonta et Guillaume Girault . À la rédaction, Léna Gandrey et Hugue Marly et à nova.fr, Sébastien Carriau, Mathilde De Capèle et Bastien Stisi . La semaine prochaine, je vous retrouve à partir de 10h du matin avec des nouvelles du Marché des Musiques de l'océan Indien qui se tient à Saint-Pierre à La Réunion du 6 au 9 décembre suivi du festival Sakifo, nous y serons ! Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out.

Bill Savory was a noted sound engineer who enjoyed jazz and swing. He recorded many bands off the air and kept them for his own enjoyment. After he passed, his son contacted The National Jazz Museum of Harlem to see if they were interested in the recordings. They also licensed some of them to Mosaic Records who created a six disc set of these never heard before treasures. I bought the set so today we will be hearing a handful of these great recordings from the 1930's and 1940's by Bill Savory. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

Learning Matters series on convening methodologies for holding space for hope, healing and restoration.Today we have with us Martha Diaz discussing the creation cyphers of inquiry and becoming dealers of hope.Martha Diaz (MD) is a community organizer, media producer, archivist, curator, and educator. MD is one of Women’s eNews distinguished 21 Leaders for the 21st Century whose work has traversed the hip-hop entertainment industry, the public arts and education sector, and the academy over the last 25 years. Her passion is advancing human rights and transforming communities through Hip-Hop media, technology, and social entrepreneurship. She has associate produced and consulted on numerous hip-hop documentaries including, Where My Ladies At? by Leba Haber Rubinoff (2007), Black August: A Hip-Hop Concert by Dream Hampton (2010), and Nas: Time Is Illmatic by One9 (2014). In 2002, MD founded the highly acclaimed Hip-Hop Odyssey (H2O) International Film Festival, the first and largest festival of its kind. She was invited to curate the first Hip-Hop movie series presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and served as a guest curator at the Museum of the Moving Image. In 2010, MD formed the Hip-Hop Education Center to research, cultivate and formalize the field of hip-hop-based education. Through her publications of research reports, books, and curricula, she has chronicled hip-hop history to preserve its cultural value and memory. A graduate of New York University’s Moving Image Archiving and Preservation Program, MD has worked on archival projects with Parkwood Entertainment (Beyoncé Knowles-Carter), Tupac Shakur Estate, and National Jazz Museum in Harlem, to name a few. She was a Senior Fellow at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History – Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, Fellow at Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation Program in Social Entrepreneurship, Curator/Scholar at The Schomburg Center, Community Scholar at Columbia University, and Nasir Jones Fellow at Harvard University. MD is currently completing the New School Creation Fellowship at the High Tech High Graduate School of Education.Hip Hop Education Center https://hiphopeducation.com/author/martha/ Hip Hop Education Guidebook http://hiphoparchive.org/scholarship/bibliography/the-hip-hop-education-guidebook H2O Newsreel Film Catalog https://www.twn.org/h2o/responsive/h2ocatalog.aspxSupport the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

Whoooooo are you? Who?! Who?! Who?! Who?! In this week's episode Jethro and Charlotte bare all and answer a bunch of questions sent in by a group of people who apparently enjoy listening to them every week. You won't be able to tell on the podcast but it was also their first live stream! It's a bit of a longer episode than usual, but hopefully it's just as entertaining.National Jazz Museum have a series of panels being hosted over FB Livehttps://www.facebook.com/nationaljazzmuseum/events/Mini Dip South is on next weekendIn terms of music..Ginger Blues (Jessie Gordon released an album)https://open.spotify.com/album/2I4OgFG8Y4FBU28jpfwAXc?si=LNgN5ypoRxeLXTnkgD0fJwFun video from the Hot Sugar Band with Joysshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbFFKg2Tpok

A child prodigy on the piano, then a glamorous jazz and popular music entertainer, a civil rights campaigner and the first black American woman to host her own TV show: for the first three decades of her life, Hazel Scott's rise to fame was vertiginous. Born in Trinidad in 1920, Scott was the headliner in some of New York's most fashionable clubs by the time she was 20. A couple of years later she became one of Hollywood's highest paid entertainers and then married one of the most high-profile US Congressmen of her day. Their celebrity lifestyle regularly featured on newspaper front pages, Scott's records were selling well, her syndicated TV show was given double airtime because it was so popular. And then, almost overnight, she vanished from public view. What happened? That's one of the questions Rajan Datar discusses with Scott's biographer and actor Karen Chilton; Loren Schoenberg, saxophonist, bandleader and Senior Scholar of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem; and playwright, lyricist and broadcaster Murray Horwitz. (Image: Hazel Scott in the 1950s. Credit: Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Pianist, composer, and bandleader Jon Batiste comes from a long line of New Orleans musicians, and got his start playing in his family’s band as a percussionist when he was just 8. Now based in New York as the musical director for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, we sometimes forget what a formidable musician he is. Jazz, funk, R & B, even classical music – he plays it all. It’s clear that most chances he gets, he’d gladly lead a parade just about anywhere with his “mouth piano,” but for this archival edition of the podcast from 2011, Jon Batiste (Jonathan, as he was known then) and Stay Human performed in-studio. Jon Batiste is a musician, composer, bandleader on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, music director for The Atlantic magazine, and co-artistic director of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem.

“It's more just about feeling the wealth of greatness and the depth of humanity that these things that I love really harbor.” In this episode, musician, composer, and bandleader Jon Batiste talks about revisiting Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring. When he first heard the piece it seemed like cacophony, but repeat listenings (and seeing it used in Disney's Fantasia) gave him an understanding of how the composer was playing with form and narrative and upsetting expectations — ideas Jon would go on to incorporate into his own music. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to receive a new episode every day or delve deeper into our companion playlist. Jon Batiste is a musician, composer, bandleader on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, music director for The Atlantic magazine, and co-artistic director of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. 
Did you like the track Jon chose? Listen to the music in full: The Rite of Spring, Part 1 - Introduction by Igor Stravinsky

Host: CCNY President Vincent Boudreau Guests: Steve Wilson, Associate Professor and Director of Jazz Studies at CCNY’s Division of Humanities and the Arts; Tracy Hyter-Suffern, Executive Director of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem; Loren Schoenberg, Senior Scholar at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. Recorded: June 26, 2019

We kick off Season 2 with the powerful and profound voice of Jon Batiste. The conversation that took place in the studio above the Ed Sullivan Theatre on Broadway is one that we trust will set the precedent for the incredible guest line-up ahead. Born into a long lineage of Louisiana musicians, Jon Batiste is a globally celebrated musician, educator, bandleader and television personality whose musical skill, and artistic vision has captivated the hearts of many, whether solo or with his band Stay Human. Jon is a musical genius who is well-known for his role as the Musical Director of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Jon recorded and released his first solo album, Hollywood Africans this past year and received critical acclaim from his peers and press — including his first GRAMMY nomination. Strongly committed to the arts, philanthropy, education and mentoring of young musicians, Jon is currently the Artistic Director At Large of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem and Musical Director for The Atlantic. Our deep hope is that this episode would be your invitation toward stepping into your lineage, speaking your truth, honoring how you spend your time, and challenged by radical love. You can follow Jon Batiste and stay up to date on all touring information, new music, videos and more here. Nisolo is offering Unspoken listeners 25% off their purchase at Nisolo.com when you use code UNSPOKEN at checkout.

“I’m either the world’s greatest storyteller or the world’s greatest secret keeper.” At 60, Tracy Hyter-Suffern, can proudly say,  “I am coming into my own. I’m the woman my mother kept trying to raise.” That woman is a glorious storyteller, joyful and wise, a salsa dancer, and a fierce and fearless cultural and social justice activist. She is the Executive Director of the National Jazz Museum of Harlem, the first Director of the Y.W.C.A. International Relations Department, and over the years ran and fundraised for many groups, from Urban Bush Women to Black Agency Executives. Tracy grew up --and still lives-- in “small town” Staten Island, “a Black girl from the projects” who in her 20s unearthed the family secret: her father’s family was not Black but Native American! It’s a great story that ends with Tracy successfully enrolling the family in the Ramapough Lunaape Nation. Listen now as Tracy shares this and other stories, along with her “Nine Reasons We Are Here.”

Dr. Anne Lusk identifies the challenges of creating a truly bike-friendly city and how to make sure everyone has equal opportunity in our urban surroundings. Diego Rose talks to us about how to make our dietary choices more environmentally-friendly. Steve Young explains his fascination with industrial musicals in his recent documentary "Bathtubs Over Broadway." Loren Schoenberg discusses the indelible influence of jazz music in American history and his work at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem.

A new photo book out this week, Art Kane: Harlem 1958, celebrates the famous "Jazz in Harlem" photo created 60 years ago. The book features the contact sheets, quotations, and biographies behind the beloved picture, telling its story frame by frame. As WNYC's Sara Fishko tells us, one player in the picture's drama still remembers the day it was made. More, in this episode of Fishko Files. The book Art Kane: Harlem 1958 is out now from the Wall of Sound Gallery. The National Jazz Museum in Harlem hosts Kane's son, Jonathan Kane, and one of the 57 musicians in the photo, NEA Jazz Master Benny Golson, on Tuesday, December 4. For tickets and more information, visit the museum's website. W. Eugene Smith and his prolific, compulsive documentation of the Jazz Loft are chronicled in Sara Fishko's The Jazz Loft Radio Series, from WNYC. Fishko Files with Sara Fishko Assistant Producer: Olivia BrileyMix Engineer: Wayne ShulmisterEditor: Karen FrillmannGuest: Robert Benton

Loren Schoenberg, Founding Director and Senior Scholar at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem talks about the newly released Savory Collection of recently discovered recordings from the 1930's of artists including Ella Fitzgerald, Lionel Hampton, Coleman Hawkins, Fats Waller and others. For more information, go to http://jazzmuseuminharlem.org/

The show starts out in silence after the introduction. I tried something new again which didn't work. I thought the audience could hear a Youtube broadcast, but it was only audible to me. I can't edit the archived show because it is live, so just stay with me and after 7 minutes of silence, Jonathan calls in and we start. For reference, the link is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBpLKm8vw4M We'll be speaking to New Orleans native, Jonathan Batiste, (pianist), who is the musical director of Stanford Lively Art's "Miles Davis/50 Years of KIND OF BLUE," this Saturday, April 18, a project headed by National Jazz Museum in Harlem, Loren Schoenberg, ED. He'll be joined by Darryl Green on drums; David Ewell on bass; Dayna Stephens on saxophone; Dominick Farinacci on trumpet, and Vasko Dukovski, clarinet. Okpara Danjuma, Unity Concepts, Inc., and Val Serrant join us next to talk about the first of many fundraisers called "Bridge to Bridge: A Gift from the Bay Area to the Youth of Katrina." The project is designed around a series of fundraisers to raise monies to establish a youth center in New Orleans' 6th Ward. The event is at Shashamne, 2507 Broadway in Oakland. Besides featured guests: Paradise, Val and Muhammad Hanif and the Sound Messengers, there is also an open mic. The donation is $5. The focus of the center will be to train youth in the areas of Human Rights and Social Justice advocacy. For information call (510) 759-7577. We close the show with a conversation with Joyce Jenkins, editor of Poetry Flash and member of the Northern California Book Reviewers Association's annual Book Awards, Sunday, April 19, at the San Francisco Main Library, Koret Auditorium. The event, 1-2:30 p.m. Awards Ceremony, 2:30-4:00 Book signing & reception. The event is free. Visit www.poetryflash.org/NCBA.html