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William Parker's Trail Of Tears Continuum at The Kitchen

Courtesy of Arts for Art | Posted on February 21, 2019

Where

The Kitchen
512 West 19th Street
New York, NY
Map
212-255-5793

When

Thu, March 7, 2019
8:00 pm

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Musicians

Rob Brown
saxophone, alto
Steve Swell
trombone
Tracie Morris
poet / spoken word

About

Bassist / composer William Parker premieres Trail of Tears Continuum (1492-2019) a new multi-media work tracing the de-evolution of humanity in America. The 90 minute suite is broken into four sections -- “Plantations,” “Reservations,” “Housing Projects,” Prisons” -- and built around new music, libretto, and narrative composed by Parker. Performers include singers Anne Marie Sandy and Raina Sokolov Gonzalez, musicians Hamid Drake, Cooper-Moore, Rob Brown and Steve Swell, and features original poetry by Fred Moten and Tracie Morris.
The piece is also accompanied by film by Parker and Michael Lucio-Sternbach. ...

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