[{"ID":35882,"post_type":"programs","title":"Jazz + Wednesdays 4\/29","content":"","status":"publish","date":"2026-03-06 22:09:27","name":"jazz-wednesdays-11","parent":0,"modified":"2026-03-06 22:11:01","series?":"Program","category":{"term_id":26,"name":"Performances","slug":"performance","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":26,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":18,"count":0,"filter":"raw"},"main_image":{"ID":28029,"id":28029,"title":"Jazz + Wednesdays banner","filename":"Jazz-Wednesdays-banner.jpeg","filesize":116385,"url":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Jazz-Wednesdays-banner.jpeg","link":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/programs\/jazz-wednesdays-10-6-21\/jazz-wednesdays-banner\/","alt":"","author":"19","description":"","caption":"","name":"jazz-wednesdays-banner","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":28026,"date":"2021-09-13 18:23:06","modified":"2021-09-13 18:23:06","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/site\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1600,"height":900,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Jazz-Wednesdays-banner-150x150.jpeg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Jazz-Wednesdays-banner-300x169.jpeg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":169,"medium_large":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Jazz-Wednesdays-banner-768x432.jpeg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Jazz-Wednesdays-banner.jpeg","large-width":1600,"large-height":900,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Jazz-Wednesdays-banner-1536x864.jpeg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Jazz-Wednesdays-banner.jpeg","2048x2048-width":1600,"2048x2048-height":900}},"list_image":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Jazz-Wednesdays-banner.jpeg","headline":"Jazz + Wednesdays","di_date":"2026-04-29","excerpt":"

Join us in the galleries while\u00a0jazz<\/span>\u00a0guitarist Bill Wurtzel and guests play standards from the American Songbook.<\/p>\n","start_time":"1:00 pm","end_time":"2:00 pm","admission":"Virtual; free with registration","main_content":"

Join us in the galleries while jazz guitarist Bill Wurtzel and guests play standards from the American Songbook.<\/p>\n

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Jazz + Wednesdays is generously sponsored by Joyce B. Cowin.<\/i><\/p>\n

Bill Wurtzel began playing guitar at age 9, and was a radio and TV country music performer by age 12. He attended art school and had a career as an award-winning advertising creative director. He continued to play professionally and switched to music full time in 1989. Bill has played worldwide with many jazz legends, including the Count Basie Countsmen, Wild Bill Davis, Bill Doggett, Jimmy McGriff, the Harlem Blues & Jazz Band, singers Gloria Lynne and Terri Thornton, as well as Paul Simon. Bill is a director of the Jazz Foundation of America. He also improvises with food and has authored Funny Food, Funny Food Made Easy, and Foodie Faces. Bill has performed for over a decade at the American Folk Art Museum.<\/p>\n

Jay Leonhart began his musical journey at the age of 7 on piano and percussions at the Peabody School of Music in Baltimore. At age 14, he chose the biggest instrument that he could find\u2014the bass violin\u2014and has since played with many of the major jazz musicians, big bands, pop singers, and jazz groups of this world. He has three times been voted the \u201cMost Valuable Bassist in the Recording Industry.\u201d Jay is known for his work with artists such as Jim Hall, Marian McPartland, Mel Torme, Maureen McGovern, Rosemary Clooney, Sting, and James Taylor, among others.<\/p>\n

Capacity for this program is limited; to ensure your space, we strongly recommend you arrive early.<\/b><\/p>\n

For questions, please email\u00a0publicprograms@folkartmuseum.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read an interview with Bill Wurtzel in\u00a0The New York Times<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Image: Courtesy of Bill Wurtzel.<\/div>\n","day":"29","month":"Apr","year":"2026","link":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/programs\/jazz-wednesdays-11\/"},{"ID":35945,"post_type":"programs","title":"Folk Art Reflections: Virtual Concert 4\/29","content":"","status":"publish","date":"2026-03-23 22:49:52","name":"folk-art-reflections-virtual-concert-4-29","parent":0,"modified":"2026-03-23 22:50:08","series?":"Program","category":{"term_id":26,"name":"Performances","slug":"performance","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":26,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":18,"count":0,"filter":"raw"},"list_image":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nowell-photo.jpg","headline":"Folk Art Reflections: Virtual Concert","di_date":"2026-04-29","excerpt":"

The Folk Art Reflections Music Series\u00a0offers free programming designed for adults living with memory loss, their families, and care partners. This special performance will take place online, with an opportunity to sing along and chat with the musicians after the interactive concert.<\/p>\n","start_time":"1:00 pm","end_time":"2:00 pm","admission":"Virtual; free with registration","main_content":"

The Folk Art Reflections Music Series<\/strong>\u00a0offers free programming designed for adults living with memory loss, their families, and care partners. This special performance will take place online, with an opportunity to sing along and chat with the musicians after the interactive concert.<\/p>\n

Join us virtually\u00a0on Wednesday, April 29th<\/sup> from 1-2 pm EST<\/strong>\u00a0for a lively concert with Sean Nowell.<\/p>\n

Sean Nowell<\/strong> holds degrees from Berklee College of Music in Jazz Composition and Manhattan School of Music in Jazz Performance and is a 25-year musical freelancer, educator and recording artist. He has played Broadway shows, composed and improvised film scores, music for ballet and theatre, 20th century classical music, big band and small jazz ensembles, commercial music and has pushed the boundaries of saxophone and flute by integrating electronic effects pedals into his musical language. With his hip-hop theater collective, Soul Inscribed, he has represented the United States as Artistic Ambassador in Russia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Peru, and Mauritius.<\/p>\n

This program is free, but space is limited\u2014registration is required, and a Zoom invitation will be emailed to you.\u00a0For more details, or to register:\u00a0egronke@folkartmuseum.org<\/a>\u00a0or 212. 265. 0605.<\/p>\n","day":"29","month":"Apr","year":"2026","link":"https:\/\/folkartmuseum.org\/programs\/folk-art-reflections-virtual-concert-4-29\/"}]