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Join us for a conversation with prominent New Haven area artists as they discuss the opportunities and challenges unique to being an artist and an entrepreneur.
Join us for a conversation with prominent New Haven area artists as they discuss the opportunities and challenges unique to being an artist and an entrepreneur. Facilitated by local artist and entrepreneur, Eric Rey, in partnership with the Arts Council of Greater New Haven.
This session features Jocelyn Pleasant.
Jocelyn Pleasant is a drummer, multi-percussionist, educator, bandleader and teaching artist, currently based in Middletown, CT where she is pursuing a PhD in ethnomusicology at Wesleyan University. Her performance credits on drum set and percussion are extensive and showcase her versatility and ability to play many genres of music. Her band, The Lost Tribe, performs music that combines West African rhythms and songs with jazz, funk and other genres.
As an educator, Jocelyn has been on staff with many schools and programs including the Artists Collective (Hartford, CT), Green Street Arts Center (Middletown, CT), Center for Creative Youth (Middletown, CT), Institute for the Musical Arts (Goshen, MA) and The Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts (Hartford, CT), teaching theory, percussion, and African/Cultural Rhythms to students of all levels.
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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5128329698
Meeting ID: 512 832 9698
This project is made possible by the support of CTNext and the New Haven Innovation Collaborative
AGE GROUP: | Teens (13-17) | Adults (18+) |
EVENT TYPE: | Virtual Program | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Education and Lifelong Learning | Economic Development and Nonprofits |
TAGS: | small business | music | ives squared | eric rey | entrepreneurship | arts | artrepreneur |
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