William Hooker/james Baldwin Suite at Saint Peter's Church

Conceived by the astounding drummer William Hooker,EVIDENCE; the baldwin suite is a stirring multimedia tribute to the ferociously daring novelist and social critic, James Baldwin. Featuring the talents of Mr. Hooker and his quintet (Fay Victor, Jesse Henry, Ras Moshe, Eriq Robinson, Mark Hennen and William Hooker), and dancer Goussy Celestin, this hour long concert celebrates Baldwin with references to Baldwin’s great works and adherence to his number one conviction: speaking truth to power, regardless of how painful. An informal discussion and reception will follow the performance(Bob Holman and William Hooker)....

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Conceived by the astounding drummer William Hooker,EVIDENCE; the baldwin suite is a stirring multimedia tribute to the ferociously daring novelist and social critic, James Baldwin. Featuring the talents of Mr. Hooker and his quintet (Fay Victor, Jesse Henry, Ras Moshe, Eriq Robinson, Mark Hennen and William Hooker), and dancer Goussy Celestin, this hour long concert celebrates Baldwin with references to Baldwin’s great works and adherence to his number one conviction: speaking truth to power, regardless of how painful. An informal discussion and reception will follow the performance(Bob Holman and William Hooker).
With EVIDENCE; the baldwin suite, William Hooker pays homage to the multifaceted James Baldwin. This presentation is especially important because many remain unaware of what Baldwin accomplished in ‘bearing witness’ to a particularly turbulent time in this country’s history. Truly ahead of his time, much of what Baldwin spoke presaged today’s hyper politicized reality with an acuity that borders on the supernatural. EVIDENCE serves not only as a reminder of what Baldwin knew to be true but for what he saw as the path to transcendence: self acceptance.

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