BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Find Local//findlocal.community//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:32de9be0-2fa0-4102-80e3-be2786c21bac@findlocal.community DTSTAMP:20261015T210313Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261121T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261121T210000 SUMMARY:TJG Joyce Wein Mentoring Series: Marcus Gilmore & Ryoma Takenaga DESCRIPTION:Marcus Gilmore - drums Ryoma Takenaga - bass Fabian Almazan - piano ABOUT TJG JOYCE WEIN MENTORING SERIES Mentorship has always been a key theme in jazz history. Most of today's great jazz musicians were r aised 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 dev eloped its Mentorship Program to cultivate a group of senior-level jazz musicians as mentors and to provide aspiring musicians with the opportun ity to learn the music and business of jazz under the guidance of their contemporary heroes. The Jazz Gallery will sponsor two mentors & mentees . These two young musicians will have the opportunity to learn by prepar ing for and performing in 4 concerts that are booked as a mini-tour\, wh ich will provide them with the opportunity to deepen their creative prac tice and performance skills. This will also teach mentees more practical skills of being working artists—skills set that are not taught in conse rvatory classrooms. Mentors\, along with their regular collaborators\, w ill work with their mentees to prepare the young artists for four profes sional performances that will be presented at The Jazz Gallery and our p artnering presenters in the NY and PA area. Mentees are thrown into unkn own 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. Marcus Gilmore is a multi-Grammy award winni ng drummer\, composer\, producer\, and educator who has been recognized with numerous awards\, residencies\, and fellowships – including becomin g a 2018 – 2019 Protege in the Rolex Arts Initiative. Gilmore\, in all h is playing\, integrates a unique style where he is musically expanding r hythm\, while supporting the great musicians with whom he plays. He has had the distinct privilege of performing/recording with Mulatu Astatke\, Chick Corea\, Pharoah Sanders\, Savion Glover\, Pat Metheny\, Ambrose A kinmusire\, Ravi Coltrane\, Common\, Flying Lotus\, Robert Glasper\, Nat alie Cole\, Steve Coleman\, Zakir Hussain\, Vijay Iyer\, Derrick Hodge\, Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah\, Thundercat\, Brad Mehldau\, Cassandra Wilson \, Nicholas Payton\, Jill Scott\, Talib Kweli\, Queen Latifah\, Norah Jo nes\, Sanford Biggers\, Black Thought\, The Cadillacs\, Bilal\, Terence Blanchard\, Roy Hargrove\, Terrace Martin\, Taylor Mcferrin\, and Fred A rmisen. With 25 years as a professional musician and performances in ove r 60 countries throughout his career – Marcus is just getting started. H is latest projects include: the release of his critically acclaimed albu m “Journey to the New”\, his innovative Marcus Gilmore Solo\, Trio\, and Quintet engagements\, and the continued exploration of percussion with new sound compositions and rhythms thrilling music audiences worldwide. Born in New York City\, bassist Ryoma Takenaga began studying piano at t he age of five before turning to the upright bass at nine. His introduct ion to jazz at Jazz House Kids\, where he studied under the guidance of Christian McBride\, played a formative role in shaping his musical direc tion. Now twenty-one and pursuing Jazz Studies at New York University\, Takenaga is active internationally as a performing and recording artist. He is a member of the Immanuel Wilkins Quartet and has also works in en sembles led by Chief Adjuah (formerly Christian Scott) and Lenny White. His collaborators have included Jack DeJohnette\, Al Foster\, Dianne Ree ves\, Ravi Coltrane\, and Marcus Gilmore. Takenaga is featured as bassis t on Immanuel Wilkins: Live at the Village Vanguard\, released on Blue N ote Records. He has also appeared with the quartet on NPR’s Tiny Desk an d performs regularly at major venues including the Carnegie Hall\, Villa ge Vanguard\, and Blue Notes around the world\, as well as at internatio nal festivals and concert halls across Europe\, Asia\, and the United St ates. His honors include the National YoungArts Award and the James Mood y Jazz Scholarship. Through consistent work on bandstands and recordings \, Takenaga has established himself as part of a new generation of jazz musicians grounded in tradition and engaged with the evolving language o f the music. Saturday\, September 5: Louis Armstrong House Museum\, wth Joel Ross} Thursday\, September 10: Jazz Museum in Harlem\, with Joel Ro ss} Saturday\, November 2: TJG\, with Fabian Almazan} Saturday\, Novembe r 28: Ars Nova/Philly\, with David Virelles Born in New York City\, bass ist Ryoma Takenaga began studying piano at the age of five before turnin g to the upright bass at nine. His introduction to jazz at Jazz House Ki ds\, where he studied under the guidance of Christian McBride\, played a formative role in shaping his musical direction. Now twenty-one and pur suing Jazz Studies at New York University\, Takenaga is active internati onally as a performing and recording artist. He is a member of the Imman uel Wilkins Quartet and has also works in ensembles led by Chief Adjuah (formerly Christian Scott) and Lenny White. His collaborators have inclu ded Jack DeJohnette\, Al Foster\, Dianne Reeves\, Ravi Coltrane\, and Ma rcus Gilmore. Takenaga is featured as bassist on Immanuel Wilkins: Live at the Village Vanguard\, released on Blue Note Records. He has also app eared with the quartet on NPR’s Tiny Desk and performs regularly at majo r venues including the Carnegie Hall\, Village Vanguard\, and Blue Notes around the world\, as well as at international festivals and concert ha lls across Europe\, Asia\, and the United States. His honors include the National YoungArts Award and the James Moody Jazz Scholarship. Through consistent work on bandstands and recordings\, Takenaga has established himself as part of a new generation of jazz musicians grounded in tradit ion and engaged with the evolving language of the music. About TJG Joyce Wein Mentoring Series Mentorship has always been a key theme in jazz hi story. Most of today’s great jazz musicians were raised through informal channels and gained invaluable experience working alongside their heroe s. Future generations of great jazz will depend on the continuation of t his community-minded mentoring tradition that is\, unfortunately\, becom ing less common as jazz education has become more formalized in conserva tory and university settings. The Jazz Gallery developed its Mentorship Program to cultivate a group of senior-level jazz musicians as mentors a nd to provide aspiring musicians with the opportunity to learn the music and business of jazz under the guidance of their contemporary heroes. T hese young musicians will have the opportunity to learn by preparing for and performing in 4 concerts that are booked as a mini-tour\, which wil l provide mentees with the opportunity to deepen their creative practice and performance skills. This will also teach mentees more practical ski lls of being working artists—skills set that are not taught in conservat ory classrooms. The Jazz Gallery is a not-for-profit arts organization p resenting emerging artists who challenge convention\, take creative risk s\, and lead their field as performers\, composers and thinkers. We prov ide a platform for artists to discover their unique voice and a home for established musicians to continue to experiment and grow. At The Jazz G allery\, artists and audiences come together from around the world to ex plore new creative ideas\, collaborate and celebrate jazz as a dynamic a rt form that reflects our ever-changing world. We rely on the generosity of our members and community to keep the music playing\, thank you for your continued and much appreciated support! If you would like to sponso r a Livestream Concert\, please use the links above or be in touch with our Executive Director\, Janet Luhrs\, here. 1158 Broadway\, 5th floor ( entrance on 27th st) New York NY 10001 info@jazzgallery.org Website by: Sea Envy Studio Mission Values Programs Blog Careers Volunteer Contact D onate\n\nTickets: https://jazzgallery.org/calendar/mentoring-series-nov- 21-2026-marcus-gilmore-ryoma-takenada\n\nhttps://findlocal.community/eve nt/32de9be0-2fa0-4102-80e3-be2786c21bac LOCATION:The Jazz Gallery\, New York\, NY URL:https://findlocal.community/event/32de9be0-2fa0-4102-80e3-be2786c21ba c STATUS:CONFIRMED SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR