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Jazz At Lincoln Center is often in the news or is making news itself. Some of our more noteworthy events are available here.
TITLE: Cultural Bankruptcy: Investing in Arts Education
DATE: Monday, September 22, 2003, 1pm
MAIN PARTICIPANTS: Wynton Marsalis
LOCATION: National Press Club Ballroom
Washington, D.C.
RUNNING TIME: 55:29
DESCRIPTION: Join Wynton Marsalis, Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, as he speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. His speech addresses the lack of emphasis on arts and culture in our country, the need for better funding for arts education, the influence that parents can have on their children, and the importance of strong performing arts centers. Marsalis also explores how music can enhance the lives of American youth.
TITLE: Jazz and American Democracy: A Symposium
DATE: Wednesday, December 10, 2003
MAIN PARTICIPANTS: President Bill Clinton, Wynton Marsalis, Farah Jasmine Griffin, Michael Kammen, Jack Martens, Frances Rauscher, Charlie Rose (moderator)
LOCATION: Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center
RUNNING TIME: 0:21
DESCRIPTION: Jazz at Lincoln Center convened this special evening for the purpose of discussing the wide-ranging impact of jazz on American life. Factual evidence and data on this topic are often missing from our current discourse and, by gathering experts in a variety of fields, Jazz at Lincoln Center wished to illuminate the many ways in which jazz has influenced our culture and politics, and vice versa.
Download a PDF of excerpts from the evening's discussion.
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