The Jeptha Group Inc

The Jeptha Group uses the transformative power of music to build community leaders and trust specifically among the alcohilic, cemically addicted, and seriously mentally ill and violent inmates in prison and formerly incarcerated people. To define participants as artists who are valued and loved above all else is our aim. To help participants build a sustainable set of tools to maintain a positive everyday living pattern that speaks to the redemptive power of music. It is crucial to address the needs of this traumatized population with positive team-building activities that center on finding a common ground to meet upon and creating harmony. Those who have lost their freedom as punishment for crimes committed (or not) deserve an opportunity to fully explore what it means to be free, and to express in an open nonjudgmental environment. We work in close partnership with MUSICAMBIA & Carnegie Hall’s Musical Connections program.