avatar

Send us a text

This week, let’s chat about the beautiful legacy of philanthropy within the jazz community. Let’s talk about community building work by artists like Jon Batiste, Wynton Marsalis, Ella Fitzgerald and others. 


Links from today’s episode:

Jazz and Philanthropy | Bridge Philanthropic Consulting

https://bridgephilanthropicconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Iconic-Impact-__-Jazz-and-Philanthropy_v10-Final-1.pdf 


Wynton Marsalis: how music makes a difference

https://www.ft.com/content/1d5dbcb2-2724-4638-a2b3-3307ecda2aac 


2019 Interview with Jon Batiste

https://www.forbes.com/sites/margiegoldsmith/2019/09/09/john-batiste-so-much-more-than-steven-colberts-music-director/?sh=141fbd553b77 


Democracy! Suite Album from Wynton Marsalis

https://wyntonmarsalis.org/discography/title/the-democracy-suite


Lou Rawls song complication

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zSWIdQKTYQ


ICYMI another episode you might enjoy:

Episode#128 Do you identify as a philanthropist? Apparently it depends on your identities…


Love the book recos on this show? Check out the Progressive Pockets Bookshelf:

https://bookshop.org/shop/progressivepockets 

As an affiliate of Bookshop.org, Progressive Pockets will earn a commission if you make a purchase.

Connect With Genet “GG” Gimja:

Website https://www.progressivepockets.com

Twitter https://twitter.com/prgrssvpckts 


Work With Me:

Email progressivepockets@gmail.com for brand partnerships, business inquiries, and speaking engagements.


Easy Ways to Support the Show

1. Send this episode to someone you know! Word of mouth is how podcasts grow!

2. Buy me a coffee (or a soundproof panel!) https://buymeacoffee.com/progressivepockets 

3. Leave a 5 star rating and review for the show!


//NO AI TRAINING: Any use of this podcast episode transcript or associated show notes or blog posts to “train” generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to generate text is expressly prohibited. This includes, without limitation, technologies that are capable of generating works in the same style or genre as this content. The author reserves all rights to license uses of this work for generative AI training and development of machine learning language models//



Support the show

Progressive Pockets: a podcast about the untapped power of our wallets to build the world we want • 165. Jazz and Philanthropy • Listen on Fountain