About
Hailed as "a Los Angeles treasure" by L.A. Dance Chronicle, JazzAntiqua Dance & Music Ensemble was founded in 1993 by choreographer Pat Taylor to celebrate the jazz tradition as a vital thread in the cultural fabric of African-American history and heritage. Through collaborative performance projects, educational programming and community-based hands-on experiences, JazzAntiqua shares the art of jazz with audiences of all ages and backgrounds.
JazzAntiqua has performed nationally and internationally at many prestigious venues, festivals, and performing stages such as Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, the Hollywood Bowl, Nate Holden Performing Arts Center, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California African American Museum, CIEI Theatre in Brazil, Southern Theater in Minneapolis, Dance Mission Theater in San Francisco, Ford Amphitheater, Barclay Theater/University of California, Irvine, The Jazz Bakery, and Watts Towers Jazz Festival. The Company is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, Dance USA, Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, California Arts Council, California Humanities and Black Art Futures Fund.
Dedicated to jazz arts education, preservation and creation, JazzAntiqua embraces "the movement in the music" – the physical embodiment of the jazz aesthetic and the lineage, language and continuum embedded therein; the social nuances across time; and ultimately the joy, self-determination, community and freedom at the heart of this extraordinary, life-affirming expression that embodies the foundational music traditions in the African American community including Spirituals, Gospel, Blues and Jazz.
For more information, please visit jazzantiqua.org