b'Events That Matter February/March Maplewood Arts & Culture (cont\'d)Mar 146PM The Love Series 3, a family-friendly artist showcase of poets, singers and dancersDETAILS The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road, Maplewood; maplewoodartsandculture.orgThe Love Series 3Community Coalition on RaceFeb 197:30PM The 1619 Project, a discussion about slavery based on The New York Times articlesDETAILS The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road, Maplewood; entrance is free and open to the public; please RSVP at D.D. Jackson working in his in-house studio. Photo credit: Francesca Isa communitycoalitiononrace.orgwhich is derived from the Mandarinmusic, a musician learns to play piecesEthical Culture Society of Essex Countyword for little brother.as the composer wrote them. In jazzFeb 21 & Mar 207PMListening journey through J.S. Though he is a little brother, Jack- music,themusiciantakescontrolofBach\'s Well-Tempered Clavier 1son is a giant in the jazz world. He wasthe music and improvises to suit the DETAILS Ethical Culture Society, 516 Prospect Street, Maplewood; branded a child prodigy in kindergar- mood and occasion. Jazz requires a dif- essexethical.orgten when his talents were discoveredferent type of musical skill. Jacksons by a teacher who insisted on having acreative energy paired with his ground- Suburban Legend Artspiano in the classroom. Jackson askeding in the classics make him well suited forpianolessonsandpracticedforto this world of musical improvisationFeb 227PM Suburban Legend & Rocket Improvhours each day.and innovation. DETAILS The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road, Maplewood; By age 6, Jackson was composing.Jacksonestablishedhiscredentialssuburbanlegendarts.comHe studied classical piano and startedby writing two jazz operas, Quebecit, playing in the Ottawa Symphony Or- in2003,and[Pierre]Trudeau:LongDurand-Hedden Housechestrawhenhewas12.Eventually,March/ShiningPath,in2006.TheseFeb 232PM Dirty Rivers and the New Jersey Water he left Canada to study music at theworks were both learning experiences UniversityofIndiana,wherehedis- andeventsthatestablishedhimasaCrisis of 1876covered jazz. jazz talent. He was mentored by jazzMar 151PM Honoring the Hard-Won Fight for Votes Manymusiciansmakethetransi- greats such as bassist Charles Mingus,for Womention from classical to jazz, but few arepianist Don Pullem and pianist-com- DETAILS Durand-Hedden House, 523 Ridgewood Road,Dirty Rivers and assuccessfulasJackson.Inclassicalposer Jaki Byard. Maplewood; durandhedden.org the NJ Water CrisisThe South Orange-Maplewood Adult SchoolFeb 257:15PM Art by African Americans: From the great migration to the age of ObamaPart II, a lecture by art historian Janet MandelMar 187:30PM Traveling This Land with Dan Barry "Art by African Americans"Mar 197:15PM Ruth Asawa: sculptor, educator, arts activist, Mandels exploration of the revolutionary Californian artist.DETAILS Columbia High School Black Box Theatre; somadultschool.orgDan BarryAmerican Theater Group Feb 27-Mar 8 Till, a new musical by Leo Schwartz and DC CathroD.D. Jackson conducts the Brooklyn College Big Band; he also is part of the school\'sDETAILS St. Andrew\'s Church, 160 South Orange, South Orange; Global Jazz Masters program. performance times vary; americantheatergroup.orgfeature story /37'