While music has the unmatched ability to feed the soul, there exists a very real need within New Haven to nourish residents who experience food insecurity, particularly during the COVID-19 crisis. In response to this need, the New Haven Symphony Orchestra Symphony (NHSO) presents the HomeCooked Music Festival, a “pop-up” digital festival featuring musical performances by local celebrities to raise money and awareness for food insecurity in New Haven.
In this video, artist Tiffany Jackson sings an excerpt from her one-woman show, "From the Hood to the Ivy League."
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HomeCooked Music Festival: How can I help?
Donate to one of our Food Charity Partners:
The Community Soup Kitchen serves free, nutritious meals and provides social services to all in a safe, respectful, and caring environment.
Donate at: https://givegreater.cfgnh.org/organizations/community-soup-kitchen
ConnCAT’s mission is to inspire, motivate, and prepare youth and adults for educational and career advancement, through after-school arts, and job training programming. ConnCAT’s Culinary Arts Academy is designed to fulfill the market demand for food service professionals.
Donate at https://conncat.org/donate/
Haven’s Harvest offers timely and reliable surplus food pick-up and delivery in the New Haven area, connecting businesses with community sites through the transfer of high quality excess food.
Donate at https://www.havensharvest.org/donate-index-impact
The New Haven Food Policy Council’s mission is to build and maintain a food system that nourishes all people in a just and sustainable manner. Their work is done in collaboration with the City of New Haven, a number of local and regional non-profit organizations, small businesses, and activists.
Learn more http://nhfoodpolicycouncil.org
About the Artist
Dr. Tiffany Renée Jackson is a groundbreaking, highly recognized classical and jazz singer, body builder, nutrition specialist and teacher. She was raised in New Haven, CT where she attended the Educational Center for the Arts before earning her Bachelor of Music from the University of Michigan, Master of Music and Artist Diploma from Yale University, Professional Studies Degree from the Manhattan School of Music and a Doctoral of Musical Arts from the University of Connecticut.
Dr. Tiffany Renee Jackson has an extensive, lauded signing career, spanning both classical and jazz. In the classical arena, after honing her craft with the Houston Grand Opera Studio, she sang with orchestras and symphonies around the world in Norway, Slovenia, Germany, and others as part of her Metropolitan Opera Study Grant and has been a featured soloist with many Symphony Orchestras including National Philharmonic Orchestra, Gotham City Orchestra, New Haven Symphony Orchestra, Greater Bridgeport Symphony and many others. She sings in premier festivals such as Tanglewood, Ravinia and Aspen Music Festivals and in many of the worlds top venues including Carnegie Hall, making her debut in 2005. In addition, she has worked with and appeared with many internationally recognized artists.
In the jazz world, Dr. Jackson is known for her interpretations of the music of Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington. She has appeared at the Blue Note NYC and Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola and Jazz at Lincoln Center. Dr. Jackson can be heard on recordings with Emmy Award winning pianist, composer and educator, Dr. Rex Cadwallader.
Learn more about Dr. Jackson at https://www.necessarydiva.net/.
The HomeCooked Music Festival is sponsored by Yale University Office of New Haven Affairs.
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