Jazz Road

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Jazz Road is an artist-centered touring and residency grant program that brings jazz to communities nationwide while expanding work opportunities, fair pay, and meaningful engagement between U.S.-based jazz artists, presenters, and communities. Because we know that everyone approaches mallet instruments differently and with different intentions, the Malletlab Summer Mallet Intensive is designed with the player in mind. Work on your chops for your front ensemble performance with Matthew Hernandez, Front Ensemble Coordinator of the world class Finalist Blue Stars Drum & Bugle Corps. Work your jazz chops with some of the best vibraphone players in the game, including Warren Wolf & Drew Tucker, and work with master educator Eric Rucker on some of the leading mallet and percussion works along with Ivan Trevino, one of the foremost percussion composers in the world. OPPORTUNITIES FOR:
- 30 PROFESSIONAL GRADE MALLET INSTRUMENTS
- FULL ACCESS TO INSTRUMENTS FOR PRACTICE
- 12 HOURS OF MASTERCLASSES
- UP TO 2 HOURS OF ONE ON ONE TIME WITH OUR GUEST ARTISTS
- 1+1 TIME WITH OUR MASTER EDUCATORS
- EVENING "JAM SESSIONS" AT DIFFERENT VENUES AROUND THE -CITY VOTED "MOST FUN TOWN IN AMERICA" BY USA TODAY
- AN OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM A WITH ONE OF OUR WORLD CLASS GUEST ARTISTS AT OUR FINAL CONCERT
- QUALITY HANG TIME THE ARTISTS & SOME OF THE BEST MALLET PLAYERS IN THE GAME

08/20/2026

Tap and jazz share the same rhythmic roots. This residency is bringing them back together.

Boston-based tap dancer and composer Ian Berg is a recipient of a 2026 Jazz Road Creative Residency grant. Over three retreats in Vermont and Massachusetts, he and his ensemble, Subject:Matter, are exploring new tap textures and recording a full album built to bridge the tap and jazz communities.

The project carries lessons from mentors Danilo Perez, John Patitucci, and Joe Lovano, and it’s driven by a simple hope: that tap dancers and jazz musicians can share the bandstand again, the way they did at the start of jazz. Subject:Matter Ian Berg

This is what a Ian Berg Residency grant makes possible: time, space, and trust for an artist to follow a new sound wherever it leads.

Follow along as the project unfolds, and visit JazzRoad.org to learn more about Jazz Road Creative Residency grants and Jazz Road Tour Grants, supporting mid-career jazz artists nationwide.

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08/17/2026

“You can play giant steps in 13 keys. No one can take that from you. But it has nothing to do with your business.”

Gregory Agid, a New Orleans-based saxophonist, clarinetist, Jazz Road alum, and founder of Second Line Arts Collective; kept it real at the 2026 Jazz Education Network Conference. Jazz Road was proud to sponsor this clinic.

Swipe through for the business truths most music schools never touch.

🔗 JazzRoad.org (link in bio) — grants and resources for the musicians doing the work. Please note current application cycles have closed but stay tuned for information on future cycles.

🎷 Feat. Gregory Agid, Gregory Agid | Clarinet, Jazz Road sponsored presenter at the 2026 Jazz Education Network Conference in New Orleans, LA

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08/11/2026

Not all grants are the same and HOT TAKE applying to the wrong one wastes everyone’s time, including yours.

Drew Tucker broke down every level of arts funding available to jazz musicians in a presentation at the 2026 Jazz Congress. Swipe through to get the map.

City grants. State agencies. National service organizations. Large foundations.

Save this. Share it with a fellow musician. 🔗 And then visit JazzRoad.org (link in bio) to see more information on the grants Jazz Road offers as well as a plethora of artist and grant resources for jazz musicians.

🥁 Feat. Jazz Road Programs and Partnership Director Drew Tucker, Drew Tucker | Jazz Road

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07/30/2026

What else are you good at?

Ellis Marsalis asked Gregory Agid the same question every single week for a year: “What else are you good at?”

At the 2026 Jazz Education Network Conference — sponsored by Jazz Road — Gregory answered it publicly, in a room full of musicians who needed to hear it.

On peer groups, social media, the long game, and why your life is your greatest artistic work. Swipe through.

Jazz Road is proud to support the education and growth of jazz artists beyond just the grants.

🔗 JazzRoad.org — because the music matters AND so does getting paid as an artist. Visit for information on grants offered such as the Jazz Road Tour and Creative Residency Grant (note current cycles have closed but stay tuned to learn about upcoming cycles), upcoming events near you, resources for musicians, and more!

🎷 Feat. Gregory Agid, Gregory Agid | Clarinet, Jazz Road sponsored presenter at the 2026 Jazz Education Network Conference in New Orleans, LA

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07/20/2026

BTS with Jazz Road Grants

Have you ever wondered exactly how Jazz Road Tour Grants work behind the scenes? Swipe through for insight from our Director Drew Tucker.

You build the budget. We fund 75% upfront. You control your pay. And once you’re awarded? We become your partner. We are here to help — not just cut a check.

🥁 Feat. Jazz Road Programs and Partnership Director Drew Tucker, Drew Tucker | Jazz Road

🔗 Full program details at JazzRoad.org (link in bio)

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07/15/2026

Bringing the music home. 🎸🌴

Meet Lolivone De La Rosa (Lolivone de la Rosa) a New York City based 2026 Jazz Road Tours grant recipient. The Puerto Rico-born guitarist, composer, and educator took her quintet on an 8-show Caribbean tour across St. Thomas and Puerto Rico, celebrating the release of her new album Jewels. From the release party at Antilles Prior-Jollek Hall to the Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico, this is exactly what Jazz Road is built for: artists touring and bringing music into their communities on their own terms, expanding the map of where jazz lives.

Swipe through to meet Lolivone, her quintet, and see behind the scenes of this incredible tour.

🔗 JazzRoad.org (link in bio) — for grants, events, and resources for jazz musicians.

Please note that applications aren’t open right now, but follow along on the Jazz Road social pages so you’ll know the moment the next Jazz Road Tours grant cycle opens.

Feat. Lolivone de la Rosa - 🎸
Ned Goold - 🎷
Yago Vazquez 🎹
Timothy Norton 🎻
Joel E. Mateo 🥁

Guests— (Puerto Rico)
David 🎷
Mario Pereira 🪘 (Ventana) & 🥁 (JazzHouse)

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07/13/2026

🎶🌱🔬🦠Some jazz records start with a melody. This one started with fungi.

Five years of research. Nine musicians. Three dancers. One free performance on the Hudson.

Sirintip’s MYCELIUM started as a question about what fungi and plankton could teach us about human connection. A 2025 Jazz Road Creative Residency grant helped turn it into a full production, and next week it gets its sneak peek in New York City.

FREE SOLAR-POWERED SHOW: performing the MUSIC of Mycelium
July 16th, 2026 ☀️
Summer on the Hudson
Pier 1, West 70th st
7-8.30 pm

🎶 ensemble featuring:
SIRINTIP 🇹🇭🇸🇪 ศิรินทิพย์ - founder, composer, arranger, vocals, vocal effects
Danny Jonokuchi - composer, arranger, trumpet
Jimmy O'Connell - trombone
Jon Beshay - tenor sax
Andrew Gutauskas - flute, bass clarinet
Sara Caswell 🎻 - violin
Kengchakaj (Gheng/chAH /kad) - piano, synthesizer
Adam Neely - electric bass
Nolan Byrd - drums

This is what a Creative Residency grant makes possible: not just funding, but room for an artist to follow the research wherever it leads.

To learn more about Jazz Road Creative Residency and Tour grants visit JazzRoad.org

Note - there are no current application cycles open BUT you can learn more about the programs, alumni, view upcoming events, and browse our online artist resource library!

🎶 Jazz Road is a program of funded by with support from the . Creative Content by

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