# This is beatjazz

- Institution: TED
- Department: Full Spectrum Auditions
- Speaker: Onyx Ashanti
- Year: 2011
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Art, architecture and design, Music
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/onyx_ashanti_this_is_beatjazz)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Musician and inventor Onyx Ashanti demonstrates "beatjazz" -- his music created with two handheld controllers, an iPhone and a mouthpiece, and played with the entire body. At TED's Full Spectrum Auditions, after locking in his beats and loops, he plays a 3-minute song that shares his vision for the future of music.

## Lectures

1. [This is beatjazz](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/onyx_ashanti_this_is_beatjazz/04a21e1a2b35), 7 min (TED's player)