Forest Hills resident Paul Beaudry, member of the jazz group Paul Beaudry and Pathways will soon tour as a musical ambassador to South and Central Asia on behalf of The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad. The jazz group was selected from applications by more than 100 ensembles to travel abroad and encourage mutual respect and understanding. Beaudry and his group will tour Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Bangladesh and India. International tour activities will include public concerts, master classes, lecture demonstrations, workshops, jam sessions, collaborations with local musicians and media outreach. The Rhythm Road is a cultural diplomacy program produced by Jazz at Lincoln Center in partnership with the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Each year, it sends 10 ensembles specializing in jazz, blues, urban and hip-hop and other types of American music to tour the world. Since 2005, 155 musicians from 40 ensembles have toured with the program, visiting over 100 countries on five continents.
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