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Avery Sharpe: The Sojourner Truth Project at Brooklyn Public Library Dweck Auditorium and Outdoor Plaza
Courtesy of Leah Biel | Posted on February 20, 2013
Where
Brooklyn Public Library Dweck Auditorium and Outdoor Plaza
10 Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn, NY
Map
718.230.2198
When
Sun, March 10, 2013
1:30pm
At Door
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Musicians
Avery Sharpe
bassOnaje Allan Gumbs
pianoYoron Israel
drumsDuane Eubanks
trumpetTina Fabrique
vocalsAbout
Composer and bassist Avery Sharpe celebrates the life and work of African American abolitionist and woman's rights activist Sojourner Truth. Through compositions based on her life and the famous speech she made for women’s suffrage in 1851, later titled “Ain’t I a Woman.” Mr. Sharpe stands at the heart of a jazz sextet featuring Onaje Allan Gumbs, piano; Yoron Israel, drums; Jimmy Greene, saxophone; Duane Eubanks, trumpet; and Jeri Brown, vocals. Sharpe is Sterling Brown ‘22 Distinguished Visiting Artist in Residence in Music, at Williams College.