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RECENT AND UPCOMING TALKS
Sept 23, 2026. Leading Like a Jazz Master. Boston Intellectual Property Law Association.
Oct 19, 2026. Jazz Oral History. JAM Music Lab Conservatory, Vienna, Austria. 4 pm CET.
Dec 3, 2026. Louis Armstrong, American Icon.Town Hall of Denver. 10 am MST.
Jan 10, 2026. Jazz Appreciation Month at 25. Jazz Educators Network conference, New Orleans.
Oct 20, 2025. Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song. PRJC online.
April 26, 2025. Duke Ellington, Genius Beyond Category. Westminster Church, Washington, DC.
April 23, 2025. Why We Need the Arts More than Ever. Peoria Riverfront Museum.
April 22, 2025. The Triumph of American Music. Peoria Riverfront Museum, Peoria, IL. 6:30 pm CDT.
Mar 17, 2025. Jazz Masterworks. JAM Music Lab University, Vienna.
Feb 27, 2025. Sultan of the Music Business: Ahmet Ertegun. New England Conservatory of Music, Boston.
Dec 7, 2024. Duke Ellington: Genius Beyond Category. The Westport Library, Westport, CT
Oct 30, 2024. Duke Ellington: Genius Beyond Category. Town Hall of Denver.
Oct 28, 2024. Curating American Music and The Music of Civil Rights, USC, Los Angeles.
Oct 14, 2024. Jazz Oral History. JAM Music Lab Conservatory, Vienna.
Sept 27, 2024. Duke Ellington’s Magical Ingredients. Indiana University, Bloomington.
Sept 26, 2024. Curating American Music at the Smithsonian and The Music of Civil Rights, Indiana University, Bloomington.
June 18, 2024. Duke Ellington’s Magical Ingredients. Ellington 125 Conference, JAM Music Lab Conservatory, Vienna, Austria
May 22, 2024. The Music of Civil Rights, from Strange Fruit to The Roots. In person: Central Library in Copley Square. And, online.
Apr. 29, 2024. Ellington at 125. Duke Ellington International Symposium, Stockholm.
Apr. 16, 2024. Beyond Category: The Concert Music of Duke Ellington. Post-concert panel discussion. Kennedy Center.
Apr. 14, 2024. 120 Wooster Street film. Post-screening panel with Bentley Brown and Terence Blanchard. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage.
Apr. 8, 2024. When Jazz Captivated France. Smithsonian Associates. Online talk.
Apr. 7, 2024. Duke Ellington: Revolutionary Genius. Peabody School of Music, Centre St. Performance Studio.
Mar. 18, 2024. Beyond Category: The Musical Genius of Duke Ellington. Online class. JAM Music Lab Conservatory, Vienna, Austria.
Mar. 29, 2023. Collaborate Creatively to Make Beautiful Music Together. Medical conference, New Orleans. Member-only event.
Jan 17, 2023. The Music of Civil Rights. Event for Chicago law firm.
Jan 5, 2023. Jazz and Baseball: Their Surprising Bonds. Jazz Educators national convention, Omni Hotel, Orlando, FL.
Dec 12, 2022. When Jazz Swept Europe. JAM Music Lab University, Vienna.
Oct 24, 2022. How Jazz Conquered France. JAM Music Lab University, Vienna.
Sept 20, 2022. Miles Davis: Prince of Style.
May 25, 2022. Ray Charles: “The Genius.” JAM Music Lab University, Vienna.
May 23, 2022. Duke Ellington on Film. JAM Music Lab University, Vienna.
May 19, 2022. Billie Holiday: “Lady Sings the Blues.” Online illustrated talk, The Smithsonian Associates.
Oct 27, 2021. Leadership Lessons from the Jazz Masters. Medical conference, New Orleans.
Sept 30, 2021. Sinatra: He Set the Standard. Period. Online illustrated talk, The Smithsonian Associates.
Sept 13, 2021. Q & A: Curating American Music at the Smithsonian. Indiana University.
Apr 14, 2021. Curating American Jazz at the Smithsonian. US Embassy/American Corner, Montenegro.
