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African Rhythms: The Autobiography of Randy Weston at Columbia University: 301 Philosophy Hall
Courtesy of Yulanda Denoon | Posted on January 27, 2011
Where
Columbia University: 301 Philosophy Hall
116th & Broadway
New York, NY
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When
Thu, February 10, 2011
7:30 pm
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Musicians
Willard Jenkins
authorAbout
A book reading and signing with Randy Weston and Willard Jenkins
Packed with fascinating anecdotes, African Rhythms is Randy Weston's life story as told to the music journalist Willard Jenkins. It encompasses Weston's childhood in the Brooklyn neighborhood where his parents imbued him with pride in his African heritage, his introduction to jazz, and his early years as a musician in the artistic ferment of mid-20th Century New York. Weston has performed in Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, in the Canterbury Cathedral, and in eighteen African countries. Indeed, Africa is at the core of Weston's music and spirituality. He has traversed the continent in his quest to learn about its musical traditions; produced its first major jazz festival; and lived for years in Morocco, where he opened a popular jazz club, the African Rhythms Club, in Tangier. ...