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Live music, dinner, and oral history with Pheeroan akLaff, Peter Lin, and Caylen Bryant at the Newark Public Library. RSVP required.About this Event
Join us for a special holiday edition of Our Newark Futures, a series of community gatherings.
An evening of music, conversation, and dinner exploring the connections between Black and Asian communities in New Jersey and beyond.
What to expect
- Live performance by New Jersey musicians, composers, and ensemble leaders Pheeroan akLaff and Peter Lin, joined by bassist Caylen Bryant
- A talk on the New Jersey Oral History project from Rutgers historian Nicole Burrowes, part of her collaboration with the University of Nottingham in England, which brings out voices of cross-community relations in New Jersey and the UK
- Dinner is served
Who’s featured
- Pheeroan akLaff is a major voice in New Jersey jazz and founder of the non-profit Seed Artists. He has built music series in New Jersey and New York and collaborated extensively with musicians in Asia.
- Peter Lin organizes the Asian American Jazz Festival in Newark and leads the Catbus Collective and the Asian American Jazz Collective. He also works abroad in Taiwan.
- Nicole Burrowes is a Rutgers University historian who will share her oral history project and invite others working across communities to join.
Calling all cross-community collaborators: If you work across Black and Asian communities, come meet Dr. Burrowes and learn how to get involved.
Please RSVP to reserve your seat and dinner.
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Event venue & nearby stays
5 Washington St, 5 Washington Street, Newark, United States
Tickets
USD 0.00
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