I’m standing on the corner of Smith and Elgin, not far from Houston’s Third Ward. It’s May but with the heat and humidity it might as well be August, so I’m relieved when Tim Martinez pulls up, and I slip into his air-conditioned car.
Tim’s the Director of Development/PR at Project Row Houses (PRH), a neighborhood-based [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Jazz’
Project Row Houses: Home. Space. Place.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Jazz, Kyoto, Rick Lowe, Project Row Houses, U.S.-Japan Innovators Network, Houston, Third Ward, eldorado ballroom, bb king, count basie, andres janacau, Glassell School of Art, rashida ferdinand, lisa qualls, cynthia giachette on May 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jazz Is Life Community Dialogue: Innovation & the Art of Future Building
Posted in Improvisation, Innovation, Japan Society, Jazz, U.S.-Japan, collaboration, communities, creativity, design, network, tagged collaboration, community dialogue, community recovery, Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, design, future building, homelessness, Innovation, Japan Society, Jay Weigel, Jazz, Kohei Nishiyama, Marty Ashby, MCG Jazz, recovery, Rosanne Haggerty, U.S.-Japan Innovators Network on April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday, May 20, 6:30 PM — Japan Society, New York
Thursday, May 22, 6:30 PM — Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans
Innovation, improvisation and collaboration are critical ingredients for recovery. New approaches to problem-solving in Japan and the United States are helping people envision a better future, whether it’s a community coping with natural disaster or an [...]
Jazz Is Life Concert to Benefit Homeless
Posted in Changemakers, Civil Society, Improvisation, Innovation, Japan Society, Jazz, Manchester Bidwell Corporation, Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, Marty Ashby, Rosanne Haggerty, U.S.-Japan, collaboration, communities, creativity, homelessness, problem solving, tagged collaboration, Common Ground, DIVA Jazz Orchestra, Japan Society, Jazz, Jazz Is Life, Marty Ashby, Nancy Wilson, Rosanne Haggerty, U.S.-Japan Innovators Network on March 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The U.S.-Japan Innovators Network is pleased to announce Common Ground’s first annual Jazz Is Life Concert to Benefit Homeless, which will be held on April 18, 2008, at the Prince George Ballroom in New York City. Featuring Nancy Wilson and the DIVA Jazz Orchestra, this event is a collaborative effort between IN participants Rosanne [...]



