The Jazz Museum in Harlem proudly announces the continuation of its free jazz course, JAZZ FOR CURIOUS LISTENERS. Classes are Tuesdays, 7 p.m. — 8:30 p.m., and are led by the Museum's Executive Director Loren Schoenberg and guest instructors.

New Venue!
JAZZ FOR CURIOUS LISTENERS will be held at Harlem School of the Arts, which is just a couple of minutes walk from the A, B, C, or D train at 145th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue.

645 St. Nicholas Avenue
New York, NY 10030
tel: 212-926-4100

Directions to Harlem School of the Arts:
HSA is located in the Hamilton Heights section of Harlem, several blocks from City College.

B Y   S U B W A Y
Take the A, B, C, or D train to 145th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue. When exiting the subway, walk south on the west side of St. Nicholas Avenue toward 141st Street. HSA is located near 141st Street, on the right north side of the St. James Presbyterian Church.

B Y   B U S
The M3 St. Nicholas bus runs south on Fifth Avenue and north on Madison Avenue, stopping at 141st Street. Or take the M11 Amsterdam Avenue bus to 141st Street. Walk east for two blocks to St. Nicholas Avenue and turn left.

B Y   C A R
From Brooklyn: take the Brooklyn Bridge and go up East River (FDR) Drive to the Harlem River exit at 135th Street. Go west on 135th Street to St. Nicholas Avenue and turn right.

From the West Bronx: take the Major Deegan to 155th Street. Turn right over the 155th Street Bridge and turn right again onto the 155th Street Viaduct. Stay in the left lane and make a left turn onto St. Nicholas Avenue.

From the East Bronx: take the Bruckner Expressway to the Major Deegan North. Exit at 149th Street and go across the 149th Street Bridge. Follow 149th and make a left onto St. Nicholas Avenue.

From New Jersey: come through the Lincoln Tunnel or across the George Washington Bridge. From the tunnel, take the West Side Highway to the 125th Street exit. Go east across 125th St. and make a left on St. Nicholas Avenue. From the bridge, go south on Riverside Drive and make a left on 145th Street, then a right on St. Nicholas Avenue.

PARKING IS AVAILABLE ON THE STREET AND IN A NEARBY GARAGE ON ST. NICHOLAS AVE., SOUTH OF 145TH ST.

Time: Tuesday, 7pm – 8:30pm

Reservations:212-348-8300 or register online

See you there and welcome to the Jazz Museum in Harlem family!

Thanks to our recent guests Sarah McLawler and George Avakian. Here are pictures of both Mr. Avakian (with his wife, violinist Anahid Ajemian) and Ms.McLawler at our fundraiser:

You can hear an interview that Sara Fishko did with Mr. Avakian here.

Click here for an interview with Classic Records for those didn’t catch him when he was our guest at HARLEM SPEAKS.

Jazz for Curious Listeners would like to thank Yasuhiro Fujioka for being a guest lecturer

Stanley Crouch with Curious Listeners (March 13, 2007)

First European guest lecturer with Curious Listeners, February 27, 2007 Dr. Wolfram Knauer, Director of the Jazz-Institut, Darmstadt, Germany

More photos: First week Second week feat. Christian McBride Eric Reed and guest Allan Harris

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem remembers our deceased honored honorees: Clarence Atkins • Joe Gayles • Milt Grayson • John E. Johnson

REGISTER FOR "JAZZ FOR CURIOUS LISTENERS"