In the News: Seed Artists: Great Art for Good Works

Based in Montclair, Seed Artists presents adventurous jazz, creative-music and arts programming that serves five primary goals: to enrich, inspire, encourage and build community through collaboration. Seed was founded in 2005 by renowned drummer Pheeroan akLaff, his wife, Luz Marina Bueno, and a small group of friends to bridge gaps between generations and cultures, promote community involvement, and provide music education to underserved youth.

In its first few years, Seed ran a music-instruction program for high-school and middle-school students and conducted a music workshop at a women’s homeless shelter; presented concerts in public spaces, and the Re: Fresh concert series of international creative music.

In 2014, Seed presented Eric Dolphy: Freedom of Sound, an historic festival celebrating the underappreciated genius. Proceeds helped to fund two very worthy nonprofits—the Jazz Foundation of America, and the Montclair Academy of Dance and Laboratory of Music. Now, Seed has started a concert and children's workshop series in the public schools.

read more: 
- http://njjazzlist.com
- http://seedartists.org