Episode 54: The Future of Performing Arts: Exploring New Scenarios for Live Music and Events

Welcome to a special episode of Speaking of the Arts. Today’s episode will feature the audio from a live panel discussion we recently hosted via Zoom. The topic was on the Future of Performing Arts and our guest speakers explored different scenarios for how to present music going forward. Guest speakers include:

Kendra Whitlock Ingram, President and CEO of the Marcus Performing Arts Center, Milwaukee, WI 
www.marcuscenter.org

Mark Jacobson, Senior Programming Manager, UMS/University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 
www.ums.org

Ryan McMaken, Artistic Director of the Savannah Music Festival, Savannah, GA
www.savannahmusicfestival.org

Gillian Friedman Fox, Director of Contemporary and SOLUNA Programs, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Dallas, TX 
www.mydso.com

Tim Jackson, Artistic Director of the Monterey Jazz Festival and Artistic Director/Co-Founder of Kuumbwa Jazz, Santa Cruz, CA.
www.montereyjazzfestival.org
www.kuumbwajazz.org

Shlomo Lipitz, VP National Programming, City Winery, NY, NY
www.citywinery.com

Jonathan Winkel, Director of Jazz Ensembles, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI 
www.uwm.edu

Tom Warner, Director of Performing Arts, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA 
www.longwoodgardens.org

Brice Rosenbloom, Founder and Producer of the NYC Winter Jazzfest, Jazz Coalition Co-Founder, and Boom Collective Owner
www.winterjazzfest.com
www.jazzcoalition.org
www.boomcollective.com