JAZZANTIQUA DANCE & MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Founded in 1993 by choreographer Pat Taylor, Los Angeles-based JazzAntiqua Dance & Music Ensemble celebrates the jazz tradition as a vital thread in the cultural fabric of African American history and heritage, and a defining element of the American experience. 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 socio-political nuances across time; and ultimately the JOY, self-determination, community and freedom at the heart of this extraordinary, life-affirming expression.
