Next Jazz Legacy

MANHATTAN MARATHON @ LPR

Friday, January 12, 2024

Next Jazz Legacy 2023 Cohort:
Camila Cortina Bello — piano
Milena Casado — trumpet
Liany Mateo — bass
Anaïs Maviel — vocals, percussion
Tatiana Ladymay Mayfield — vocals
Neta Raanan — alto saxophone
Anisha Rush — tenor saxophone

Next Jazz Legacy is a new national apprenticeship program for women and non-binary improvisers in jazz, with the intersection of gender and race as a guiding principle.

Focused on increasing opportunities for musicians most underrepresented in the art form, the three-year, national program launched by New Music USA and the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice – with major funding from the Mellon Foundation – invests in awardees through personalized apprenticeships, financial support, and a mission to inspire waves of lasting change.

Combining individual and group learning opportunities with a comprehensive support package designed to deliver deep impacts on every candidate’s career, awardees receive $10,000, performance opportunities with master bandleaders, two-way mentorship, a learning cohort, and professional promotional support. Learn more here.