Terence Blanchard Feat. The E-collective at 12on14 Club

From his expansive work composing the scores for Spike Lee films ranging from the documentary ”4 Little Girls” to the epic „Malcolm X”, as well as his own discography of recordings such as „A Tale of God’s Will (A Requiem for Katrina),” 2018 USA Fellow and five-time Grammy-winning trumpeter/composer Terence Blanchard has been a consistent artistic force for making powerful musical statements concerning painful American tragedies – past and present. With his current quintetE-Collectivehe addresses the staggering cyclical epidemic of gun violence in this country with his new album „Live”, 7 powerful songs recorded live in concert that both reflect the bitter frustration of the conscious masses while also providing a balm of emotional healing. With a title that carries a pointed double meaning, the album is an impassioned continuation of the band’s GRAMMY-nominated 2015 studio recording, „Breathless”....

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From his expansive work composing the scores for Spike Lee films ranging from the documentary ”4 Little Girls” to the epic „Malcolm X”, as well as his own discography of recordings such as „A Tale of God’s Will (A Requiem for Katrina),” 2018 USA Fellow and five-time Grammy-winning trumpeter/composer Terence Blanchard has been a consistent artistic force for making powerful musical statements concerning painful American tragedies – past and present. With his current quintetE-Collectivehe addresses the staggering cyclical epidemic of gun violence in this country with his new album „Live”, 7 powerful songs recorded live in concert that both reflect the bitter frustration of the conscious masses while also providing a balm of emotional healing. With a title that carries a pointed double meaning, the album is an impassioned continuation of the band’s GRAMMY-nominated 2015 studio recording, „Breathless”.

The music of ”Live” was symbolically culled from concerts performed at venues in three communities that have experience escalating conflicts between law enforcement and African American citizens: The Dakota in Minneapolis (near where Philando Castile was pulled over and shot by a cop on July 6, 2016); The Bop Stop in Cleveland (near where 12-year-old Tamir Rice was shot by police on November 22, 2014); and the Wyly Theatre in Dallas (near where police officers Lorne Ahrens, Michael Krol, Michael Smith, Brent Thompson and Patricio Zamarripa were assassinated while on duty covering a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest on July 7-8, 2016). The E-Collective’sLiveproject condemns gun violence of all manner whether against profiled citizens of color or targeted members of law enforcement.

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