Northampton High School Student Art Project
2023
Jazz, Rhythm, and Narrative
An exhibition of Northampton High School student artwork in partnership with the Northampton Jazz Festival
In the spring of 2023, students in Northampton High School art teacher Zoe Sasson’s class learned about jazz in a number of ways: They attended a music seminar led by high school director of instrumental music Paul Kinsman, and a live performance of a professional jazz quintet in an all-school assembly. They also conducted their own research of some selected jazz musicians and visual artists whose work has been influenced by jazz.
The course assignment—to create a piece of art depicting their own interpretation of jazz—resulted in twelve works selected for exhibition, and are shown below.
Exhibition Locations
at CLICK Workspace in Northampton for the July Arts Night Out
in the project sponsor, Florence Bank’s downtown Northampton branch
at the Northampton Jazz Fest Donors’ Jazz Party
in Pulaski Park during Jazz Fest Day
in the sponsors’ side show at the Academy of Music before the headliner concert
Jyotica Partan, ’26
Sydney Sylvester, ’25
Sarah Philbrook, ’26
Milo Young, ’26
Mattea Segal, ’26
Lucia Warton, ’25
Jules Rice, ’25
Jonah Johnson '25
Jada Ne, ’25
Ivy Lovejoy, ’25
Addy Wolf, ’26
Morven Stables, ’25
Jonah Johnson '25
2023 Poster Art
The Northampton Jazz Festival tapped this piece of art by Jonah Johnson, Class of 2025 to feature in the 2023 poster, print ad and program cover.
