Crystal Jacqueline Torres
Location
Awarded Grants
2005
Art and Change Grant (ACG)
$2,500
Discipline(s)
Multidisciplinary
Music
Overview
Crystal will attend a seven-day workshop led by Bobby McFerrin at the Omega Institute in New York. Following her study, she will create a six-part workshop to share Jazz vocal technique with other young people at Camden High School for the Creative Arts. Her workshops will focus on the connection between Jazz and popular art forms in communities of color, such as Blues, R&B, Salsa and Hip Hop.