DIRECTIONS IN 21st CENTURY JAZZ
The core presenting program of The Jazz Gallery is Directions in 21st Century Jazz, which features emerging jazz musicians alongside more established artists, providing opportunities for interaction, mentorship, and collaboration. Presenting over 300 performances every year, Directions in 21st Century Jazz is divided into the Début Series and our weekend headliner shows. The latter presents many of the leading artists on the scene today, while the former is dedicated exclusively to showcasing emerging artists who have not performed previously at the Gallery or even anywhere else in NYC as leaders. The Gallery has always made an effort to extend opportunities to promising young artists, and our Début Series has been the primary avenue for nurturing them.