EFT Report, New York: Pulitzer finalist and Popular Jazz musician Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith will present a complete version of the 5-hour work that stunned the Jazz world last fall: The New York premiere of Ten Freedom Summers, a cycle of compositions about the American civil rights movement. Ten Freedom Summers is the result of the research and reflection concerning the philosophical, social and political history of the United States of America.
Ishmael spent almost 35 years composing Ten Freedom Summers. These 19 compositions address the era's milestones between 1954 and 1964: they celebrate its places, heroes, and motivations, and they remember its martyrs. These four discs contain over five hours of music. It is performed by his Golden Quartet and Golden Quintet, with the composer on trumpet, pianist Anthony Davis, bassist John Lindberg, and drummers Pheeroan akLaff and Susie Ibarra, as well as the nine-member, Los Angeles-based contemporary classical group Southwest Chamber Music under the direction of Jeff von der Schmidt.
Date & Time: Wed May 1-Fri May 3, 2013; 8 pm
Venue: Roulette, 509 Atlantic Ave, (between Nevins St and Third Ave), Brooklyn, 11217, New York
Tickets:
$15 for seniors
$10 for students
Ishmael spent almost 35 years composing Ten Freedom Summers. These 19 compositions address the era's milestones between 1954 and 1964: they celebrate its places, heroes, and motivations, and they remember its martyrs. These four discs contain over five hours of music. It is performed by his Golden Quartet and Golden Quintet, with the composer on trumpet, pianist Anthony Davis, bassist John Lindberg, and drummers Pheeroan akLaff and Susie Ibarra, as well as the nine-member, Los Angeles-based contemporary classical group Southwest Chamber Music under the direction of Jeff von der Schmidt.
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| Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith ‘Ten Freedom Summers’ Concert |
Venue: Roulette, 509 Atlantic Ave, (between Nevins St and Third Ave), Brooklyn, 11217, New York
Tickets:
$15 for seniors
$10 for students
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