Central Avenue Jazz Festival Central Avenue Jazz Festival The Central Avenue Jazz Festival is a yearly annual free jazz festival that takes place the last weekend in the month of July in the Southern section of Los Angeles. Central Avenue, after which the area is named, was in the 1930s and 1940s a vibrant center for jazz. At this time the infamous covenant line along Washington Boulevard demarcated the areas where African Americans were allowed to live. Even the giants of jazz music, such as Duke Ellington were allowed to play in Hollywood and other areas, but they could not stay there. They often
Made in New York Jazz Competition Made in New York Jazz Competition The Made In New York Jazz Competition is an online-based, technology-driven, global jazz competition held entirely online with the annual Jazz Gala in May at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center in New York. The Jazz Competition debuted in 2013 and was founded by jazz aficionado, entrepreneur, and music producer, Michael Brovkine. Associated hashtags #madeinnyjazz #madeinnyjazzgala #madeinnyjazzmne The idea of organizing a global, online jazz competition was the brainchild of a musician and producer, Michael Brovkine. The concept was born in 2010, with the growing popularity of the internet, but it took another three years