A conversation with Tenor Saxophonist, Bandleader and Educator Javon Jackson

Javon Jackson talks in depth about his early influences and how having strong and supportive parents helped to shape his musical journey. He shares some of the knowledge, wisdom , and life lessons he learned as a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, and from playing with legendary trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. We also discuss his time at Berklee College of Music, his current position at Hartford's Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz and his recent collaboration with Poet Nikki Giovanni.