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Seed Artists

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TICKETS ARE LIMITED. GET YOURS WHILE YOU CAN. Adventurous music from some of the finest musicians on planet earth.Compelling discussion with Ravi Coltrane. A deep-listening session with the artists. Drinks and Southern home cooking. A silent auction of collectibles and artwork and experiences. Special giveaways... All proceeds support FREE world-class programming in 2027 through The Peter Bodge &amp; Seed Artists Jazz Library at Montclair Public Library. We will turn your money into concerts, film screenings, listening sessions, author talks, children&#39;s creative &nbsp;projects, and more. Perhaps a piano! WHAT&#39;S IN STORE&nbsp; THE MUSIC &nbsp;Legendary drummer BILLY HART.&nbsp;The brilliant pianist CRAIG TABORN, a 2025 MacArthur Fellow. innovative alto saxophonist RUDRESH MAHANTHAPPA, Director of Jazz at Princeton University. And bassist TARIK SHAH, who has performed with the likes of Randy Weston, Abbey Lincoln, Ahmad Jamal and Pharoah Sanders. DISCUSSION&nbsp; Heavyweight tenor saxophonist/composer RAVI COLTRANE, son of John and Alice Coltrane and Chairman of The Coltrane Home, will discuss his stunning new book of John Coltrane photos, <a fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: underline 2px; cursor: pointer; text-underline-offset: 0.18em;" href="https://store.johncoltrane.com/products/john-coltrane-visual-celebration-hardcover-book" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: underline 2px; cursor: pointer; text-underline-offset: 0.18em; user-select: auto;"><cite fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; color: inherit; font-size: inherit;" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; color: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Coltrane: The Definitive Visual Celebration of the Legend</cite></a>. LISTENING SESSION&nbsp; Haven&rsquo;t been to a Seed Artists listening session? You&rsquo;ll love this condensed version of deep listening led by our artists. We listen. We talk. We listen some more. SILENT AUCTION &nbsp;A Pearl snare drum signed by Billy Hart. A painted &quot;talking stick&quot; from Oliver Lake. A drum lesson with Pheeroan akLaff. A 2014 Dolphy festival poster signed by the artists, including Richard Davis, Henry Threadgill, Grachan Moncur III and Tomeka Reid. Take home a true jazz collectible. FOOD &amp; DRINK&nbsp; Not the standard chicken-or-salmon fare. You will LOVE the Southern home cooking of Lakeisha Diane Muniz. Guaranteed. Wine, beer, soft drinks...It all comes with the ticket. GIVEAWAYS&nbsp; Some things you wear, some you hang, some you play. If you cannot attend but would like to support Seed Artists and fund Jazz Library programming, please scroll down to DONATE. If you cannot attend but would like to bid in the SILENT AUCTION, stay tuned for an email that will contain the link. If you are not on our email list, just email us at <a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:info@seedartists.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">info@seedartists.org</a> and we will add you. THE YEAR IN REVIEW AT THE JAZZ LIBRARY<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1792679271/wysiwyg/gs7ufb08jj6atba4kpyz.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW... For more than a decade, Seed Artists has produced music and arts programming at the Montclair Public Library (MPL) centered on adventurous jazz and creative music. FREE to the public. In October 2025, we partnered with the MPL to open The Peter Bodge &amp; Seed Artists Jazz Library, a collection of more than 600 jazz books donated by Peter, an educator and jazz historian who curated our monthly listening sessions for two years. Peter chose the MPL because he wanted his collection to be accessible to everyone, and he reveled in those moments of discovery at his sessions. Peter passed just weeks before the Jazz Library opened, but he would be thrilled to see and hear his legacy in action through the collection and a full slate of programming. The brilliant tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis in concert. The FLUX Quartet performing string works by Oliver Lake. Henry Threadgill discussing his service in Vietnam and the creative process. Vijay Iyer guiding deep listening to the music of Geri Allen. Films on Sun Ra and Billy Bang. A celebration of Abbey Lincoln&hellip;This is what your support brings to anyone who walks into that library auditorium, regardless of means. The collection has grown to more than 750 volumes, including many rarities. It is one of the largest circulating jazz collections that we know of. Remarkable for a local public library. When the MPL completes major renovations set to begin next year, the Jazz Library will be an anchor with its own dedicated space, a listening station, artwork, and programming that will continue to press the question, What If? Every dollar you give goes directly to pay artists fairly and for production costs, from mic stands to train fare. Your support means not just more programming but the ability to draw major artists and authors, a revival of children&#39;s creative projects, and, we hope, the purchase of a piano. Which will mean not just larger ensembles but a wishlist of innovators on the keys. We are fortunate and proud to partner with the MPL, which has embraced some wild music and provocative ideas. And we are profoundly grateful for the many jazzheads and the jazz-curious who have taken this journey with us. This is community. Let us turn your money into music.

TICKETS ARE LIMITED. GET YOURS WHILE YOU CAN. Adventurous music from some of the finest musicians on planet earth.Compelling discussion with Ravi Coltrane. A deep-listening session with the artists. Drinks and Southern home cooking. A silent auction of collectibles and artwork and experiences. Special giveaways... All proceeds support FREE world-class programming in 2027 through The Peter Bodge &amp; Seed Artists Jazz Library at Montclair Public Library. We will turn your money into concerts, film screenings, listening sessions, author talks, children's creative  projects, and more. Perhaps a piano! WHAT'S IN STORE  THE MUSIC  Legendary drummer BILLY HART. The brilliant pianist CRAIG TABORN, a 2025 MacArthur Fellow. innovative alto saxophonist RUDRESH MAHANTHAPPA, Director of Jazz at Princeton University. And bassist TARIK SHAH, who has performed with the likes of Randy Weston, Abbey Lincoln, Ahmad Jamal and Pharoah Sanders. DISCUSSION  Heavyweight tenor saxophonist/composer RAVI COLTRANE, son of John and Alice Coltrane and Chairman of The Coltrane Home, will discuss his stunning new book of John Coltrane photos, <a href="https://store.johncoltrane.com/products/john-coltrane-visual-celebration-hardcover-book"><cite>Coltrane: The Definitive Visual Celebration of the Legend</cite></a>. LISTENING SESSION  Haven’t been to a Seed Artists listening session? You’ll love this condensed version of deep listening led by our artists. We listen. We talk. We listen some more. SILENT AUCTION  A Pearl snare drum signed by Billy Hart. A painted "talking stick" from Oliver Lake. A drum lesson with Pheeroan akLaff. A 2014 Dolphy festival poster signed by the artists, including Richard Davis, Henry Threadgill, Grachan Moncur III and Tomeka Reid. Take home a true jazz collectible. FOOD &amp; DRINK  Not the standard chicken-or-salmon fare. You will LOVE the Southern home cooking of Lakeisha Diane Muniz. Guaranteed. Wine, beer, soft drinks...It all comes with the ticket. GIVEAWAYS  Some things you wear, some you hang, some you play. If you cannot attend but would like to support Seed Artists and fund Jazz Library programming, please scroll down to DONATE. If you cannot attend but would like to bid in the SILENT AUCTION, stay tuned for an email that will contain the link. If you are not on our email list, just email us at <a href="mailto:info@seedartists.org" target="_blank">info@seedartists.org</a> and we will add you. THE YEAR IN REVIEW AT THE JAZZ LIBRARY<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1792679271/wysiwyg/gs7ufb08jj6atba4kpyz.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;padding:0px 1px;max-width:100%" /> EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW... For more than a decade, Seed Artists has produced music and arts programming at the Montclair Public Library (MPL) centered on adventurous jazz and creative music. FREE to the public. In October 2025, we partnered with the MPL to open The Peter Bodge &amp; Seed Artists Jazz Library, a collection of more than 600 jazz books donated by Peter, an educator and jazz historian who curated our monthly listening sessions for two years. Peter chose the MPL because he wanted his collection to be accessible to everyone, and he reveled in those moments of discovery at his sessions. Peter passed just weeks before the Jazz Library opened, but he would be thrilled to see and hear his legacy in action through the collection and a full slate of programming. The brilliant tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis in concert. The FLUX Quartet performing string works by Oliver Lake. Henry Threadgill discussing his service in Vietnam and the creative process. Vijay Iyer guiding deep listening to the music of Geri Allen. Films on Sun Ra and Billy Bang. A celebration of Abbey Lincoln…This is what your support brings to anyone who walks into that library auditorium, regardless of means. The collection has grown to more than 750 volumes, including many rarities. It is one of the largest circulating jazz collections that we know of. Remarkable for a local public library. When the MPL completes major renovations set to begin next year, the Jazz Library will be an anchor with its own dedicated space, a listening station, artwork, and programming that will continue to press the question, What If? Every dollar you give goes directly to pay artists fairly and for production costs, from mic stands to train fare. Your support means not just more programming but the ability to draw major artists and authors, a revival of children's creative projects, and, we hope, the purchase of a piano. Which will mean not just larger ensembles but a wishlist of innovators on the keys. We are fortunate and proud to partner with the MPL, which has embraced some wild music and provocative ideas. And we are profoundly grateful for the many jazzheads and the jazz-curious who have taken this journey with us. This is community. Let us turn your money into music.

Seed Artists

OUTWARD BOUND: A Fundraiser for The Peter Bodge & Seed Artists Jazz Library

67 Church St

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