Monday, February 24, 2020

Gerald Veasley and Jazmin Ghent
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: Free
Bird Library, Peter Graham Scholarly Commons
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Gerald Veasley, musical polymath – world renowned bassist, founder of the international "Bass Boot Camp" program, musical host of the Berks Jazz Fest, and curator of Philadelphia's "Unscripted" Jazz Series — and fast-rising female ingenue, saxophonist/vocalist/educator Jazmin Ghent, a 2019 NAACP award winner, will reflect on their paths to success in the music industry and the challenges presented by leading careers in music performance, presentation, and education. Their talk will be moderated by Tanisha Jackson, Executive Director of the Community Folk Art Center, and Theo Cateforis, Director of Undergraduate Studies in Fine Arts at S.U.