Roy Nathanson has had a varied career as a saxophonist, composer, bandleader, poet, actor and teacher. In the 80’s he and Curtis Fowlkes formed the Jazz Passengers, a New York City downtown jazz band who, along with Roy’s Sotto Voce project, became a vehicle for a variety of his music/theatre projects and text/music experimentations. Nathanson sees JPMP as a structure to foster the creative and educational/activist goals that have been atthe heart of the Jazz Passengers’ work.