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Jazz Impact

Jazz Musician, Business Innovator, Team Building Expert

Jazz Impact
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Jazz Impact Biography

Negotiating Change

Jazz improvisation and the corporate business model share foundational elements—both require creativity, agility, empathy, and flexibility. These are the very skills that many corporations depend on for success in a dynamic business landscape. By applying the principles of jazz to the corporate environment, Jazz Impact fosters an innovative response to change, enhancing teamwork, creativity, and innovation.

Jazz Impact incorporates the Five Dynamics of Jazz, an acronym APRIL, into its seminars. These dynamics are: Autonomy (self-governing and adaptable), Passion (the drive for excellence), Risk (exploring new methods), Innovation (creating new solutions), and Listening (understanding and responding to others). The program uses these principles to demonstrate the critical business skills of improvisation and risk mitigation, providing insights that have an immediate impact on business operations and team dynamics.

Through the "Jazz Impact Experience," which includes a live, interactive performance by a world-class jazz ensemble, participants engage in improvisational exercises that stimulate company creativity and innovation. Each seminar is tailored to the specific goals of the event, typically lasting 60-90 minutes and focusing on business culture, music, and team building. This approach transforms the traditional keynote presentation into a powerful learning experience that empowers audiences and facilitates change.

Jazz Impact was developed by Michael Gold, Ph.D., who spent many years as a jazz bassist in New York City before integrating his music expertise with business acumen. After teaching and managing the jazz department at Vassar College, Gold transitioned to a corporate role, bringing his unique perspective to enhance collaborative dynamics and creative energy in professional settings.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 02/02/2024.

Jazz Impact Speaking Topics

  • THE JAZZ IMPACT SEMINAR

    The Jazz Ensemble as a model for teams trying to negotiate a world of constant change is based in the idea that the arts have always been a barometer of social change• a weather vane indicating the direction to come. But unlike other arts that produce “objects” (i.e.: paintings, books, films, symphonies) jazz is not a what, it is a how. Jazz is a social process of sustainable, innovative response to change.

    The Jazz Ensemble as a model for Organizational Improvisation demonstrates certain behaviors that, while not specific to music, are specific to any attempt at collaborative cooperation, especially under rapidly changing conditions.

    These behaviors are covered in the Jazz Impact seminar by the acronym APRIL: Autonomy, Passion, Risk, Innovation and Listening.

    Using spoken word and live jazz performance, the 90-minute seminar presents each of these behaviors as integral to our process in jazz and integral to the process of any team-based business trying to negotiate the turbulent emergence of a creative global economy. The use of world-class jazz musicians to demonstrate these ideas simultaneously reaches people at both the intellectual and emotional levels. It also speaks to people about the integral connection between personal development and the skills needed for organizational improvisation.

    The flow of activity in a typical seminar alternates between speaking and high-energy ensemble playing. There is an interactive section where people become directly involved in the music-making process through the use of signage that give individuals and teams the power to direct the musicians as we improvise.

    The seminar usually concludes with a Q&A section that can go in any direction people want to take it. Inevitably people begin asking very good questions directly related to their specific cultural challenges.

    The second element of Jazz Impact is the optional use of the ensemble later in the day as a source of entertainment. This gives people (the band included) a chance to really let loose and swing. At this point people have become familiar enough with the musicians to provide an intimate experience of connection to the band, the music and the ideas of the seminar. There is no additional fee for this option as long as the performance can occur within 12 hours of the seminar. (The market value for this dual product would run approximately $35 to $50,000 if contracted separately.)

  • How these principles relate to the interactive dynamics of your corporation

    Jazz Impact is a fusion of insights and parallels drawn from both the world of business and the world of jazz. In an environment where the only constant is change, the improvisational techniques of jazz go beyond metaphorical inspiration• techniques that can have an immediate effect on your business. Our goal is to motivate, facilitate change and deliver results.

    Jazz Impact was developed by Michael Gold, Ph.D. Mr. Gold spent many years as a jazz bassist in New York City. In addition to performing, he taught extensively and ran the jazz department at Vassar College. In 1995 he received a grant from The National Endowment for the Arts for a program that he designed to teach the skills of jazz improvisation to professional orchestral musicians. The idea for Jazz Impact crystallized in 1996 when Mr. Gold became vice president of operations for a financial services company in Minneapolis. Michael Gold is an exciting speaker whose vision of collaborative dynamics and passion for jazz will enlighten, entertain, and motivate the people whose collaborative skills and creative energy you value.

  • Why improvisation is critical

  • What risks improvisers encounter

  • What skills are needed for improvisation

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  • What topics does Jazz Impact speak about?

    Jazz Impact is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Business, Celebrity, Entertainers, Human Resources, Leadership, Marketing, Sales, Teamwork & Teambuilding.

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Jazz Impact is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as THE JAZZ IMPACT SEMINAR, How these principles relate to the interactive dynamics of your corporation, Why improvisation is critical, What risks improvisers encounter and What skills are needed for improvisation. The estimated speaking fee range to book Jazz Impact for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Jazz Impact generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Brian Sullivan, Giovanni Livera, Mick Fleetwood, Jon Steinberg and Kirsty Spraggon. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Jazz Impact for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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