Jazz at Lincoln Center
Jessica Jones is an experienced Jazz Education Consultant and Music Teacher with a diverse background in music instruction and performance. Since 2012, Jessica has served as the Middle School Jazz Academy/Brooklyn Director and Teaching Artist at Jazz at Lincoln Center, where the focus has been on developing curriculum and guiding middle school students from Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens in their jazz education. In addition, Jessica has been a Music Teacher at Brooklyn Friends School since 2002, emphasizing creativity and jazz improvisation among children. As a saxophonist since 1981, Jessica has also worked with various musicians globally, showcasing a long-standing commitment to the arts. Educationally, Jessica attained a BFA in Music from LIU Brooklyn between 2001 and 2002.
Jazz at Lincoln Center
The mission of Jazz at Lincoln Center is to entertain, enrich and expand a global community for Jazz through performance, education and advocacy. Representing the totality of jazz music, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s mission is carried out through four elements; educational, curatorial, archival, and ceremonial, capturing, in unparalleled scope, the full spectrum of the jazz experience. We believe that Jazz is a metaphor for Democracy. Because jazz is improvisational, it celebrates personal freedom and encourages individual expression. Because jazz is swinging, it dedicates that freedom to finding and maintaining common ground with others. Because jazz is rooted in the blues, it inspires us to face adversity with persistent optimism. With the world-renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and guest artists spanning genres and generations, Jazz at Lincoln Center produces thousands of performance, education, and broadcast events each season. Jazz at Lincoln Center is led by Managing and Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis, and Executive Director Greg Scholl.