Our Mission:
By fostering intergenerational conversation and collaboration between like-minded jazz musicians and jazz dancers, One Jazz Collective is grounded in the intimate and vital relationship between artists working in the continuum of Black American music and dance. We are committed to amplifying the enduring values of rooted jazz dance through a contemporary lens and aim to build community and increase dialogue through education and performance.
Rooted jazz is not a style of jazz; it is a philosophy that prioritizes an historically informed and culturally responsible way of teaching, choreographing, and performing jazz…rooted jazz is a promise to honor the African American experience and essence of jazz in every way possible.
Rooted Jazz Dance: Africanist Aesthetics and Equity in the Twenty-First Century, eds. Lindsay Guarino, Carlos R. A. Jones and Wendy Oliver
EDUCATION
COMMUNITY
PERFORMANCE
The Brains Behind
One Jazz Collective
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Lindsay Guarino
FOUNDER
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Carlos R.A. Jones
FOUNDER
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Brandi Coleman
FOUNDER
