From jazz and house music to fashion, visual storytelling, and unconventional songwriting, Spilata is an artist who refuses to be boxed in. Discover how his creative vision is bringing people together, introducing new audiences to jazz, and helping shape the music's future.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the power to enhance the way people create music, but without safeguards in place artists will continue to have their intellectual property and identity stolen or misused through AI. The NO FAKES Act, which was re-introduced in Congress earlier this year during GRAMMYs on the Hill, will establish a framework to protect an individual’s name, voice, image and likeness from being used without their consent. Help protect artists, creators, and a

Open Gate Network is heading to Hudson, New York, this fall as part of the 2026 Hudson Jazz Festival. Open Gate Network founder Keanna Faircloth returns to the festival for her third consecutive year as host, continuing a relationship with the Hudson jazz community that has grown over the past several seasons. Open Gate Network at the 2026 Hudson Jazz Festival featuring Chris Pattishall, moderator Keanna Faircloth and Vuyo Sotashe. This year also marks a new chapter: Open Gat

Vibraphonist Warren Wolf has never been interested in staying in one musical lane. From his Baltimore beginnings to jazz, R&B, funk and beyond, he embodies exactly why I created Open Gate Conversations: to celebrate artists who refuse to be boxed in.