While many people attempt to impact others through song, lecture or writing, Vinson Valega uses jazz to encourage social change.Drummer Valega hopes to make a difference through his music, and in the creation of Consilience Productions, a nonprofit organization, Valega's goal to involve others in the democratic process of social change has come alive through his website, social networking sites, liner notes on CD releases and concert performances.
Valega, who lives in Long Island City, believes jazz is a successful way to promote change because it embodies the original American spirit of freedom. The European classical musical traditions blended with the African-American blues, and the structure and performance of jazz parallels the system of democracy. Valega said jazz represents freedom while inviting the participation of others and acceptance of a diverse society.
"An economics major in college, I was fascinated with how the world works economically, socially and politically," said Valega. "The idea was to merge my two different worlds: the music world and social change."
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