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Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead, the music residency program for young people, March 17-28th, 2008, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. The Jazz Ahead program identifies outstanding, emerging jazz artists in their mid-teens and twenties, and brings them together under the tutelage of experienced artist-instructors who coach and counsel them, helping to polish their performance, composing and arranging skills.

The week-long residency program will include daily workshops and rehearsals with established jazz artists, and will culminate in three concerts on the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage which will be broadcast live over the internet.

Betty Carter, who possessed one of this era's most extraordinary voices, was devoted to jazz education. She brought her Jazz Ahead program, which has launched the careers of several of today's stars including Cyrus Chestnut and Jacky Terrasson, to the Kennedy Center in 1998.

Past Residency Leaders Have Included:
  • Kenny Barron, pianist
  • Terence Blanchard, trumpeter
  • George Cables, pianist
  • John Clayton, bassist
  • Nathan Davis, saxophonist
  • Curtis Fuller, trombonist
  • Winard Harper, percussionist
  • Chip Jackson, bassist
  • Carmen Lundy, vocalist
  • Curtis Lundy, bassist
  • Bob Magnusson, bassist
  • Jimmy Owens, trumpeter
  • John Patitucci, bassist
  • Eric Reed, pianist
  • Stephen Scott, pianist
The week of residency includes:
  • One-on-one instruction from residency leaders
  • Performance of original compositions
  • Jazz History Class
  • Business of Jazz Class
  • Discussion of the life of Betty Carter
  • Networking opportunities with other young jazz musicians
  • Performances on Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage, broadcast live, worldwide on the Internet
  • Possible tour to other northeast U.S. cities/venues

2008 Application Information – APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 16, 2007

Questions? Call Kennedy Center Jazz at (202) 416-8348 or email us at artsabroad@kennedy-center.org

The U.S. Department of Education supports approximately one-third of the budget for the Kennedy Center Education Department.  The contents of this document do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.