Curator & Arts Administrator
Ted Chubb possesses the rare combination of skill sets of being a world class trumpet artist, a highly respected educator and speaker, and dynamic curator, arts administrator and producer. It is his combination of artistic instinct, empathetic communication style, passion for sharing jazz music with all, and keen ability to develop, organize and move new programming, concerts, events, music curation, educational initiatives, and recordings forward that make him a unique talent.
CURATOR
Ted serves at the Co-Owner and Artistic Director of The Statuary, an active artist live/work/present space that serves as a hub for musicians and presents world class jazz to the people of Jersey City. Since acquiring the building in 2020, The Statuary has hosted 50 shows ranging from jazz legends, NEA Master Billy Hart, Houston Person, Guggenheim Fellow Rudresh Mahanthappa, brilliant local artists such as pianist David Kikoski and Winard Harper, to the fastest emerging talent in the globe like Immanuel Wilkins, Vanisha Gould, Rachel Eckroth, and Tyreek McDole to name only a few. The Statuary is curated to reflect the wide array of people and cultures that live in Jersey City and bring the best musicians in the world directly to the community at no cost.
To find out more about The Statuary, please visit https://www.thestatuaryofjerseycity.com and https://www.instagram.com/thestatuary/
Ted is also on the artistic leadership team for the Montclair Jazz Festival, and curates Jazz at One at St. Paul's Chapel NYC in collaboration with JAZZ HOUSE KiDS and Trinity Church Wall St. Concerts feature a lineup of talented artists each week, exploring some of the most creative music in the jazz idiom. Past guests included jazz greats Samara Joy, Isaiah Thompson, Johnathon Blake, and Brianna Thomas. He is also on the advisory board for Riverview Jazz the producers of the Jersey City Jazz Festival consulting on artistic direction and non-profit strategy.
Arts Administrator
From 2012 to 2024, Ted served as Director and later Vice President of Jazz House Kids, overseeing its growth into the leading jazz education organization. He led a faculty of hundreds of New York City's finest musicians and educators, a dedicated staff of 20 plus employees, and served over 2000 students and families through programs at the Jazz House in Montclair, Jazz House NYC at Trinity Church Wall St., and numerous in-school programs in Newark and Patterson, NJ. Ted developed partnerships with prestigious organizations like the New Jersey Ballet, NJPAC, Montclair State University, The Thelonious Monk Institute, Trinity Church Wall St., Newark Art Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the NYC DOE. He also created global partnerships and cultural exchange tours with the US Embassy of Peru, Collegio Trener Lima, Tomorrow’s Warriors London UK, The Bahrain Jazz Festival, and The Jazz Exchange Juarez Mexico
Under Ted’s leadership, Jazz House Kids opened a second flagship location in Manhattan, more than doubling its weekly footprint. He created the Jazz Fellows workshop, an immersive jazz training experience for music educators, in partnership with the NY DOE and Trinity Church Wall St. For 10 years, he administered the James Moody Jazz Scholarship for NJ, honoring the legacy of Newark’s own James Moody
Additionally, for 12 summers Ted directed the Jazz House Summer Workshop, a one of a kind environment where 150+ students from 9 states and 5 countries, come together to learn the beautiful art form of Jazz and be mentored by some of the most acclaimed musicians of our time. During the workshop students have access to legendary guest artists such as Louis Hayes, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Harold Mabern, and the Jazz House Artistic Chair, Christian McBride. Students also perform at three world class venues, and develop lifelong friendships with fellow students from across the nation and globe.
During his tenure, Ted also served as Associate Producer, providing musical and educational direction for all Jazz House Kids events and programming. He helped develop and produce the artistic vision for signature events like “Body and Soul,” “Inside the Jazz Note,” “The Montclair Jazz Festival,” “Hang at Home with Christian McBride,” Trinity Church Wall St’s “Jazz Icons” series, and The Ralph Pucci Jazz Set that featured Chrisitan McBride in combination with Wynton Marsalis, Greg Porter, Nora Jones, Diana Krall, and Sting.