Make Jazz Trill Again Podcast

May 02 2024 1
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It’s for the streets, it’s for the people and it’s to dance to. It’s anti-institutional. Jazz and Black Music was birthed in the streets and we can’t forget that. Join hosts, Vocalist, flautist, and producer, Melanie Charles and Yunie Mojica, Saxophonist, producer and GRAMMY nominated composer, as they converse with fellow musicians, creators, movers and shakers.

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SZN 2 Episode 6 | With Special Guest Orange Coffee A.K.A. Kat Rodriguez

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SZN 2 Episode 5 | Jazz Education & The Root of the Problem with Special Guest Jerome Jennings

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Melanie, Yunie and Special Guest Jerome Jennings get into the flaws of the Jazz Education system. They cover other topics, catch up and even get to some Trill Trivia, but this one right here is what you came for... Get into it, cause it’s a problem that needs to change. Let’s discuss. And you know we need a part 2!

SZN 2 Episode 4 | The Constellation of Art with Special Guest Lady Moon

Mar 20 2024 66 mins  
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SZN 2 Episode 3 | The Duality of Pop Culture & Jazz Culture

Mar 15 2024
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SZN 2 Episode 2 | Michela Lerman: Roots of a Hoofer

Feb 02 2024 67 mins  
Melanie and Yunie sit down with the one of a kind Tap dancer, Jazz Hoofer, musician and band leader Michela Lerman. They cover her story from mentorship to her direction of artistry and sound. Many people think of tap dancers from the broadway and dance company perspective, but Michela comes from the school of hoofers. Interacting and creating collectively with musicians, incorpora

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Aug 02 2023 78 mins  
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Episode 11 | Aligning Diversity Values with Artistic Programming with Special Guest Raynel Frazier

Feb 17 2023 62 mins  
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