Nasheet Waits -drums
Hannah Marks -bass
Miles Okazaki -guitar
ABOUT THE JAZZ GALLERY’S MENTORING SERIES
Mentorship has always been a key theme in jazz history. Most of today's great jazz musicians were raised through informal channels and gained invaluable experience working alongside their heroes. Future generations of great jazz will depend on the continuation of this community-minded mentoring tradition that is, unfortunately, becoming less common as jazz education has become more formalized in conservatory and university settings.
The Jazz Gallery developed its Mentorship Program to cultivate a group of senior-level jazz musicians as mentors and to provide aspiring musicians with the opportunity to learn the music and business of jazz under the guidance of their contemporary heroes.
Mentors, along with their regular collaborators, will work with their mentees to prepare the young artists for several professional performances that will be presented at The Jazz Gallery and our partnering presenters in the NY, CT, and PA area. Mentees are thrown into unknown and high-level musical situations surrounded by senior-level artists. With guidance from their mentors, mentees will develop not only their musicianship, but also learn about managing their career in music and about professional conduct.