Jazz Listening Party - The Freedom Now Suite at The Nash

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7:30 PM This listening event will focus on Max Roach and Oscar Brown’s groundbreaking composition We Insist!: The Freedom Now Suite as both a breathtaking piece of art and a window into jazz musicians’ broader involvement in the civil rights movement during the 1960s. We will discuss the Freedom Now Suite’s history and genesis and listen closely to its many striking features with a special emphasis on the work of singer Abbey Lincoln. Tickets $20, $10 Students (25 & under w/ ID). The Jazz Listening Party series is a new collaboration between The Nash and the Arizona State University School of Music.