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Friday Sep 09, 2022
Friday Sep 09, 2022
Mel and Yunie catch up and continue the conversation around Festival Season! The ups and downs, the history, a behind the scenes look at touring, booking, programming, and even budgets and pay💰!! I mean, where does all this money come from anyway?! Come chill with the Trill girls and get into this podcast! Remember, whatever you do… remember to Make Jazz Trill Again!!
Presented with support from Winter Jazz Fest
Follow Melanie Charles: @melaniecharlesisdflower | melaniecharles.com
Follow Yunie Mojica: @Yuniemo
Links mentioned:
AceMo Album Release “Wanna Play House”:
https://acemo.bandcamp.com/album/wanna-play-house
Friday Aug 26, 2022
Friday Aug 26, 2022
Make Jazz Trill Again Podcast is back! Instead of comin to you live at a Trill event, Mel and Yunie are bringing you the podcast in true podcast form, remote from the east and west coasts.
Tap in and get a chance to catch up with the Trill girls about Summer Festivals reemerging, their hot takes on the “Jazz Police”, industry topics around music, Jazz, deals and contracts and so much more. Get into it here with Yunie and Mel, and remember, whatever you do… remember to Make Jazz Trill Again!!
Presented with support from Winter Jazz Fest
Follow Melanie Charles: @melaniecharlesisdflower | melaniecharles.com
Follow Yunie Mojica: @Yuniemo
Next Performances:
Melanie Charles - Mondriaan Jazz Festival, Den Haag, Netherlands
Tickets - Saturday, Oct. 8, 8pm
Melanie's Tour & Performance Schedule
Yunie Mojica - Sonic Messengers (w/ AceMo) @ Public Records (Brooklyn, NY)
Tickets - Saturday, Sept. 3, 11pm
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
In this episode, Melanie and Yunie get a chance to sit down with the multi-talented vocalist, musician, composer, VJ and radio personality, China Moses! They get deep into China’s childhood stories, lessons, music, the everyday life of being an artist, and some Trill Trivia! If you missed out on this live experience, now’s a chance to catch the vibe here!
Presented with support from Winter Jazz Fest
Recorded Live at: Nublu | 151 Loisaida Ave, New York, NY 10009
Follow and Find China Moses here: http://chinamoses.com/
(IG: @chinamoses)
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
In this episode, MJTA hosts Melanie and Yunie are live in LA!!!! Recorded at the new performing arts venue, 2220 Arts + Archives with a special guest Author, Poet and Activist and Resident Programmer of 2220 Arts + Archives, Harmony Holiday. They celebrate Holiday’s most recent release of her book Maafa, and get deep into multiple topics about Harmony’s research and book on Abbey Lincoln, storytelling, censorship, sampling, and other masters such as Max Roach, Amiri Baraka, and Charles Mingus. If you missed out on this live experience back in April 2022, now’s a chance to catch the vibe here!
Presented with support from Winter Jazz Fest
Recorded Live on April 19, 2022 at 2220 Arts + Archives | 2220 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90057
Follow Melanie Charles: @melaniecharlesisdflower | melaniecharles.com
Follow Yunie Mojica: @Yuniemo
ind out more about 2220 Arts + Archives: https://www.2220arts.org/
Follow and Find Harmony Holiday Here:
Twitter: @Harmony_Holiday
Bio: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/harmony-holiday
Purchase the book "Maafa" by Harmony Holiday
Harmony's LA Times Article on Sun Ra: May the ghost of Sun Ra return to lift the 50-year curse he cast on Los Angeles
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
In this episode, Melanie and Yunie sit down with not one but two special guests! DC native, Radio personality, writer for New Music NPR and fellow podcaster, Keannna Faircloth and Jazz, R&B, Funk, Neo-Soul vocalist and activist, Jeanette Berry. They get deep into multiple topics on music selection, influences, mentorship, being an underdog, and of course.. Trill Trivia! If you missed out on this live experience back in February, now’s a chance to catch the vibe here!
Presented with support from Winter Jazz Fest
Recorded Live at: Nublu | 151 Loisaida Ave, New York, NY 10009
Follow and Find Keanna Faircloth here: https://www.artimacy.org/
IG: @jazzygirlrockin / @artimacypodcast
Follow and Find Jeanette Berry here: https://jeanetteberry.com/
IG: @jb_solivagant
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Melanie and Yunie kick off the Make Jazz Trill Again Podcast live at Nublu with special guest Grammy-Award winning songwriter and vocalist, Kendra Foster! This episode is filled with gems, stories, advice, trill trivia and a straight up good time. If you missed out on this live experience, now’s a chance to catch the vibe here!
Presented with support from Winter Jazz FestRecorded Live at: Nublu | 151 Loisaida Ave, New York, NY 10009
Kendra Foster website: www.kendrafoster.net (IG: @mzkendrafoster / @kfcreativecritiques)
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Welcome to the first episode of the “Make Jazz Trill Again Podcast” Hosted by Melanie Charles & Yunie Mojica!
In this first episode, both Melanie and Yunie introduce themselves and highlight special guest Vibraphonist, composer, and bandleader, Nikara Warren. They get into Nikara’s inspiration behind her band and debut album NIKARA presents Black Wall Street, and much more!
Presented with support from Winter Jazz FestRecorded Live at: HighBreedMusic Lounge in Brooklyn, NY
Where to find Nikara Warren:IG: @Nikaramusic http://www.nikarawarren.com/
Purchase Nikara’s Debut Album:https://nikarapresentsblackwallstreet.bandcamp.com/releases
Melanie Charles IG: @melaniecharlesisdflower
Yunie Mojica IG: @yuniemo
MAKE JAZZ TRILL AGAIN
It’s for the streets, it’s for the people and it’s to dance to. It’s anti-institutional. Jazz and Black Music was birthed in the streets and we can’t forget that. Join hosts, Vocalist, flautist, and producer, Melanie Charles and Yunie Mojica, Saxophonist, producer and GRAMMY nominated composer, as they converse with fellow musicians, creators, movers and shakers.