Marcus Shelby / Angela Davis: Blues Legacies & Black Feminism

Sun Jun 20 2021 at 11:00 am

SFJAZZ | San Francisco

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Marcus Shelby \/ Angela Davis: Blues Legacies & Black Feminism
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Rebroadcast in recognition of Juneteenth and originally presented on Fridays at Five in June 2020, This special performance was filmed on May 24, 2019 during bassist and composer Marcus Shelby’s 2018-2019 Season week as Resident Artistic Director, featuring author, activist, and educator Angela Davis in a program of music and spoken word dedicated to her 1999 book Blues Legacies and Black Feminism that illuminates the legacies of blues and jazz legends “Ma” Rainey, Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday.
An all-star quartet including saxophonist Tia Fuller, pianist Tammy Hall, and drummer Terri-Lyne Carrington joined Marcus for this once-in-a-lifetime event, along with guest vocalists Kim Nalley, Paula West, and Tiffany Austin.
This night was a particularly poignant showcase for Marcus, whose work has been dedicated to the history, present, and future of the African-American experience.
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SFJAZZ, 201 Franklin St, San Francisco, United States

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