The Art of Improvisation: A Jazz Craft Experience

April is National Jazz Month! 

A time to honor a musical tradition born from resilience, improvisation, and bold imagination. In this interactive workshop, participants are invited to explore the spirit of jazz through listening, and making.

Guided by Sharlia, this gathering blends short listening sessions, storytelling, and hands-on creation as guests decorate blank vinyl records inspired by the sounds and histories of jazz. From the brass-lined streets of New Orleans to the radical experimentation of bebop and beyond, we’ll explore how jazz became both an art form and a language of freedom.

Through guided prompts, movement-based improvisation, and visual response to iconic recordings, participants will reflect on jazz as conversation, collaboration, and creative risk. No artistic experience is required, just curiosity and a willingness to play. Each attendee will leave with a personalized vinyl art piece and a deeper appreciation for jazz as a living archive of resilience and expression.

Come ready to listen, differently. To improvise. To swing a little.

WORKSHOP STARTS AT 2:00pm

Workshop materials and refreshments will be provided, and those attending are encouraged to bring personal archival materials, fabrics, memorabilia and materials that inspire their sense of personal celebration.

Items can include but are not limited to;

• photographs
• letters
• figurines/ sculptures
• fabrics / clothing materials

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Join Hued Songs at the African-American Research Library & Cultural Center. Every month we curate a creative placemaking workshop featuring artists within our ecosystem who will guide participants to engage with Black history and artistic expression in meaningful, interactive ways.

Expect to explore and activate YOUR creativity through; writing, movement, sound, instrumentation and visual artistic mediums to be activated.

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