![Anne Browning Speaks at Other Side of the Brain](/sites/default/files/Anne_Browning_SFCM_0_1.jpg)
Exploring the intersection of music, creativity, and brain science
The ߲ݴý Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM), (GBHI) and the (UCSF MAC) joined forces in 2019 to explore the intersection of music, creativity, and brain science. Through this innovative collaboration, we work together to produce an annual series of public-facing educational programming. The programs highlight novel scientific research and core principles of music and music theory, with presenters from both institutions and exemplary musical performances. Ultimately, the programs raise awareness of innovations in brain health and music to a broad audience.
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Jazz, Equity & Brain Health
6/15/2021 - 1:00PM PT
Join SFCM, and , in collaboration with the , in an exchange on jazz, equity and brain health.
This event will explore othering and belonging through the lens of jazz music and neuroscience; building community through jazz and brain health equity; and the power of empathy, listening, and inclusion in jazz and dementia work. Presenters will consider the ideas of resilience, empathy, improvisation, equity, inclusion, belonging—as well as the social and genetic determinants of brain health—and how they relate to jazz, a musical genre that welcomes and celebrates individual diversity and freedom.
This is the fourth event in a series produced by SFCM, UCSF MAC and GBHI. It will take place during , a virtual conference hosted by the Alzheimer's Association.
Presenters:
![Amelie Anna headshot](/sites/default/files/Amelie_Anna_headshot.jpg)
Percussionist, Vocalist | SFCM
![Maria Carillo headshot](/sites/default/files/Maria_Carillo.jpg)
Chief Science Officer | Alzheimer's Association
![Jennie Gubner headshot](/sites/default/files/Jennie_Gubner_headshot.jpg)
Ethnomusicologist | University of Arizona;
Atlantic Fellow
![Jason Hainsworth](/sites/default/files/Jason_Hainsworth_headshot.jpg)
Jason Hainsworth
Executive Director Roots, Jazz, and American Music | SFCM;
Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | SFCM;
Jazz Saxophone
![Kai Kennedy headshot](/sites/default/files/V._Kai_Kennedy_headshot.jpg)
Physical Therapist | UCSF;
GBHI Faculty;
Atlantic Fellow
![Josh Kornbluth headshot](/sites/default/files/Josh_Kornbluth_headshot.jpg)
Performer, Writer, Film- & Video-Maker;
Atlantic Fellow
![Serggio Lanata headshot](/sites/default/files/Serggio_Lanata_headshot.jpg)
Neurologist | UCSF;
GBHI Faculty
![Bruce Miller Headshot](/sites/default/files/Bruce_Miller_headshot.jpg)
Co-Director | Global Brain Health Institute;
Director | UCSF Memory and Aging Center
![Victor Valcour headshot](/sites/default/files/Victor_Valcour_headshot.jpg)
Executive Director | GBHI;
Geriatrician | UCSF Memory and Aging Center
![Jennifer Yokoyama headshot](/sites/default/files/Jennifer_Yokoyama_headshot.jpg)
Neurogeneticist | UCSF;
GBHI Faculty
SFCM, UCSF, & GBHI
History of Partnership
June 2019:
The collaboration with SFCM was launched with “” at SFCM's Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall. Maestro Joseph Young, music director of the Berkeley Symphony, led a full orchestra in Maurice Ravel’s DZé.
February 2020:
This was followed by “”. Sir Franc D’Ambrosio, the longest-running phantom in Phantom of the Opera and recently knighted by the government of Italy, serenaded the audience after an in-depth interview about his music career and having dyslexia.
The musical highlights included a and an at SFCM's Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall. Sir Franc D’Ambrosio, the longest-running phantom in Phantom of the Opera also knighted by the government of Italy, then serenaded the audience following an in-depth interview about his music career and having dyslexia.
November 2020:
“The Last Dance: Music, Improvisation & the Resilient Brain” was virtual during COVID-19. It was designed and led by students from SFCM, UCSF, and GBHI together with an L.A.-based pop singer, Kimberly Cole, whose father had frontotemporal dementia. Her original song was broken down through three different styles of music – Baroque, jazz, and a modern flourish paired with dance.
Programs continue to explore topics such as resilience, the social determinants of brain health, dementia awareness, and more and the interplay of music in these areas. Additional areas of collaboration are underway.
June 2021:
"Jazz, Equity & Brain Health" explored othering and belonging through the lens of jazz music and neuroscience; building community through jazz and brain health equity; and the power of empathy, listening, and inclusion in jazz and dementia work.
October 2022:
“Sleep and Dreams: Music, Neuroscience and Stories of Slumber” was held in Hume Hall at SFCM, and hosted special guests the Global Brain Health Institute, and The Nocturnists, a community of healthcare workers celebrating humanity through storytelling. Through live music and visual art, scientific stories, studies, and original compositions, the event held a goal of stimulating ideas about sleep and the intersection of music and dreams.
Programs continue to explore topics such as resilience, the social determinants of brain health, dementia awareness, and more and the interplay of music in these areas. Additional areas of collaboration are underway.