SERVICES
Creative Mentorship
Artistic coaching in a one on one setting
Single sessions 2.5 hrs
Multiple sessions 2 hrs
Spoken Word Poetry or Rap Feature
Live performance of spoken word and/or rap
1-3 Poems/songs or 15 mins
5 Poems/songs or 30 mins
30 mins-1 hr
1 hr+
A personalized poem or song penned for a client
50-200 word poem
201-400 word poem
401-500 word poem
501+ word poem
Note:
Rates for clients requiring poems for personal use differ from rates for Businesses,
Institutions and Organizations.
SPOKEN WORD, RAP, SONGWRITING WORKSHOPS
An interactive workshop that is guaranteed to bring out the writer and performer in you
Workshops can be groups of 5 to 50.
Services required for schools in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec please visit MASC
1 hr
1.5-2 hrs
3 hrs+
Full day (7 hrs including breaks)
Spoken Word/Rap Private Event
Entertain your guests and get to know JustJamaal better in an intimate setting
1-3 poems/songs or 15 mins
5 poems/songs or 30 mins
30 mins-1 hr
1 hr+
Master of Ceremony or Public Speaking
Let JustJamaal host your event or deliver keynote speeches at your engagement?
1 hr
1.5-2 hrs
3 hrs+
Full day (7 hrs including breaks)
3, 2, 1 Speak Spokenword & Cinepoetry Workshops
International school residency workshops facilitated by Poet Laureate Jamaal Jackson Rogers
and award winning film maker Randy Kelly. Participants discover the impact of effective poetry
writing while exploring the power of cinematic storytelling. Click here for examples, One, Two, Three.
All rates are available upon request, please contact for quotes.
ABOUT
Jamaal Jackson Rogers; stage name JustJamaal ThePoet, is a nationally recognized independent artist, creative entrepreneur and arts educator. He is the recently appointed Ottawa English Poet Laureate, a position that has not been occupied in the city of Ottawa for the past 27 years, and has been awarded the outstanding Artist Educator Award by the Ontario Arts Foundation. He has also received national recognition from TVO and CBC respectively for his appearances on Canadian documentaries “4 Kids” and “In Their Words” directed by award winning film maker Randy Kelly and was the first place recipient for best new poem at the Body Electric Poetry Film Festival for his cinepoem “Husniyah”. In 2016, he was a finalist in the Emerging Artist Award presented by RBC.
As an artist he is a poet/writer, spoken word practitioner, recording rap artist, and stage performer, appearing on numerous festival stages with his Hiphop group Missing LinX and soul band, The Wize. Since his early years he has honed his talents that has allowed him in the past half decade to bring his performances to audiences across Canada and internationally. His defining moments are when he makes intimate connections with his listeners during his live performance sets. As a creative entrepreneur he has quickly become known for his ability to take ideas and translate them into action, using art as a way to bring communities together for entertainment and education. He is the mind and management behind such endeavours as Make Spoken Word Go Viral and Fly Poets Society; organizations that support poets and songwriters in their craft and that engineer poetry and music related events in the capital city of Canada. His studio, The Origin Arts & Community Centre, serves as his launch pad for arts related events, where he spends his time developing community programs and events that advocate for the arts.
Other major creative projects he has had involvement in include Urban Legends Poetry Collective, Nationless Nights Music Concert, The Algonquin College Poetry Show, the House of Paint OG500 Poetry Slam, and the National Youth Poetry Festival to name a few. As an arts educator he has worked with over hundreds of youth and young adults nationally and abroad, using unique methods to assist participants in finding their artistic voice. He has taught songwriting, performance, hiphop and poetry workshops and has been recognized by his peers for the creative activities that he uses in order for the learner to be actively engaged. He is considered a mentor and arts coach, working in correctional facilities and finding time to tutor in inclusive settings such as classrooms and community centres to help artists reach their goals within various artistic fields. Teaching, inspiring and leading is what Jamaal believes he does best, and with over 17 years of working with youth, he finds his passion best exemplified as an arts educator. Jamaal hopes that he will be able to share his passion, story, experience and vision with you in the near future.
PRESS interviews + articles
MEDIA videos
DOCUMENTARIES
ROGERS tv - Celebrate Ottawa
interview March, 2018
Queen Mob’s Tea House
October 30, 2017
Ottawa’s 150 Great People
September 20, 2017
ARC Poetry magazine
July 15, 2017
Share Newspaper
April 27, 2017, page 3 & 5
Ottawa CItizen
March 31, 2017
Canadian Museum for Human
Rights October 11, 2016
Muslim Link February 26, 2016
The Pioneer April 19, 2015
SpeakOut April 18, 2013
The Devil Wears Nothing - Cinepoem
Dedication poem - Cinepoem
KOM - Music Video
SAMO - Music Video
A poem for life - Cinepoem
ignite– Lora Bidner Ft.
JustJamaal ThePoet - Cinepoem
Lose Monsanto - Slam Poem
4 Kids – Slam Poem
Care About Us (Remix Poem) –
Slam Poem
Undisputed Champions – Slam Poem
Husniyah – Cinepoem – Ottawa, ON