Kelsey Merrow/Tom Dempsey Duo Kelsey Merrow - Voice Tom Dempsey - Guitar

Kevin Blanq Big Band

The Phirocious Swing Orchestra Myriam Phiro - Voice Michael Hashim - Alto Saxophone Tom Dempsey - Guitar Elias Bailey - Bass Jay Sawyer - Drums

The program will feature performances and discussions with classical guitarist and chair of the guitar department at the Berklee College of Music Dr. Kim Perlak, jazz guitarist and LAGCC faculty member Kevin McNeal, and myself. We will focus on our individual approaches to guitar performance related to our various musical paths as well as best practices in music education related to our own pedagogical practice. There will also be student performances presented in a masterclass setting. The program will be moderated by Dr Will Fulton and is presented with support from Project Conexion. For more information about the event please click here. We hope you will be able to join us for this dynamic musical event.

Cleave Guyton Heptet Cleave Guyton - Alto Saxophone and Flute Tom Dempsey - Guitar Gervis Myles - Bass David Gibson - Drums

John Lang Trio John Lang - Bass Yaala Ballin - Voice Tom Dempsey - Guitar

Tom Dempsey/Tim Ferguson Quartet

Tom Dempsey - Guitar Tim Ferguson - Bass TBD - Saxophone TBD - Drums

Melissa Hamilton Trio Melissa Hamilton - Voice Tom Dempsey - Guitar Rick Strong - Bass

Gene Bertoncini's Birthday Bash Performance Featuring Josh Marcum, Pete Malinverni, Tom Dempsey and many more.

Gene Bertoncini & Josh Marcum Gene Bertoncini - Guitar Josh Marcum - Bass Special Guest - Tom Dempsey - Guitar

Gene Bertoncini - Guitar Josh Marcum - Bass Special Guest - Tom Dempsey - Guitar

Miles Griffith Trio Miles Griffith - Voice Tom Dempsey - Guitar John Lang - Bass

John Simon Quartet John Simon - Tenor Saxophone Tom Dempsey - Guitar TBD - Bass TBD - Drums

On Sunday, February 20th, 2 PM EST, Jazz Power Initiative welcomes guitarists Bruce Edwards & Tom Dempsey in performance, with Jennifer Vincent, bass, Dwayne "Cook" Broadnax, drums, and hosted by pianist and Jazz Power Initiative’s Managing and Artistic Director Eli Yamin. February “Jam” celebrates Black History Month with a salute to Guitarist Wes Montgomery with a feast of blues-drenched jazz guitar, this program features two prominent New York City-based guitarists who have been carrying the torch for Wes Montgomery for decades. Tune in on February 20th, 2 PM EST at jazzpower.org/powerjam!

Mike Smith Quintet Mike Smith - Trumpet Cleave Guyton - Alto Saxophone and Flute Tom Dempsey - Guitar Marcus McLaurine - Bass Samuel Martinelli - Drums

The concert will be livestreamed here: https://liveonnws.com/liveevent/pomona-live

Tom Dempsey/Tim Ferguson Duo Play Live This Saturday Night. No Cover! Come On Down!

Melissa Hamilton Quartet Melissa Hamilton - Voice Tom Dempsey - Guitar Joshua Marcum - Bass TBD - Drums

Jazz Power Initiative (JPI) concludes its summer 2021 season with our Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam on Friday, July 16, 2021 at 7pm, live and in-person at the Richard Rodgers Amphitheater in Marcus Garvey Park, Harlem, New York City. Seating at Jazzmobile Summerfest in Marcus Garvey Park is outside, free and open to the general public for audiences of all ages! Presented by Jazzmobile’s Summerfest, “Message From Saturn” – our jazz musical about the healing power of the blues – concludes our Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam summer concert series, presented in partnership with the National Jazz Museum in Harlem and produced by Jazz Power Initiative, the uptown New York City, community-based non-profit organization, whose mission is to transform lives through jazz music and performance programs.

Ty Stephens - Voice Zah! Jazz Power Youth Eli Yamin - Piano Knoel Scott - Baritone Saxophone and Flute Tom Dempsey - Guitar Jennifer Vincent - Bass David Gibson - Drums

Daniel Bennett Group featuring Daniel Bennett on woodwinds, Tom Dempsey on guitar and Kevin Hailey on bass.

Please join me on June 26 from 11am-1pm for JAZZ AND TALK POWER WALK and walk with us from where you are while listening to Jazz Power Live Stream on your headphones. I will be performing along with pianist Eli Yamin on the live stream and you can tune in while you walk and bop to the beat in support of the essential work of Jazz Power Initiative transforming lives through jazz arts education. When you walk with us from where you are at the JAZZ AND TALK POWER WALK you are joining others around the country who believe that access to jazz arts education for our youth is essential,

Your contribution not only goes towards students learning valuable lessons around America's original art form. By giving you are helping to foster community, compassion, empathy, and generosity with our next generation of leaders. Jazz models these values in performance. Being able to continue to mentor our youth through jazz is a meaningful experience that has shown to have a lasting impact.