Raynel Frazier

Background

About Raynel Frazier

Raynel Frazier is a talented arts administrator from Hartford, CT. She started her career in the arts as a trombonist studying Jazz Studies at the Hartt School of Music, Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz. She later went on to get her masters in Arts Administration from American University. In 2014 Dr. Frazier moved to New York City and worked at Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC), one of the premier jazz institutions in this country for nearly 8 years. As manager of programming and touring at JALC Raynel was responsible for booking Dizzy’s Club, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s world renowned Jazz Club, and is a member of a four person programming team. In addition to her work in programming Raynel was also one of the tour managers for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra traveling around the world to expand the global community of Jazz. Raynel is currently the Programs Producer at Chelsea Factory, a non-profit arts organization committed to providing subsidized resources, responsive partnerships, and transformative experiences for New York City’s artists from historically excluded communities. Raynel recently graduated with her Doctorate of Organization Development and Change from Bowling Green State University. She hopes to use her degree to help arts organizations thrive so that they can produce art that inspires communities.