Jazz at Lincoln Center & Equal Justice Initiative Premiere Animated Short

On May 19, 2020, Wynton Marsalis and Bryan Stevenson sat down for a wide-ranging virtual conversation to discuss the value of art in understanding the identity and history of the United States. Stevenson specifically delved into the "Black Excellence" that inspires him to honor the resilience of Black artists such as Mahalia Jackson, Dizzy Gillespie, and Louis Armstrong, as each endured humiliation but remained brilliant and genius. This new animated short is based on that conversation, which GRoW was honored to support.