Arts for Art at Weeksville at Weeksville Heritage Center

For three evenings in October, Arts for Art returns to partner with the Weeksville Heritage Center in Central Brooklyn. 2018 marked the first collaboration between the two arts and culture organizations, placing a spotlight on the African-American roots of jazz and improvised music in Crown Heights, a neighborhood key to its development. This partnership with Weeksville is part of AFAs continued effort to cater to audiences throughout NYC while highlighting the specific contributions of host neighborhoods to the city's jazz history.

Friday October 18
7:30 David Mills - poetry
8:30 Gerald Cleaver Trio...

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For three evenings in October, Arts for Art returns to partner with the Weeksville Heritage Center in Central Brooklyn. 2018 marked the first collaboration between the two arts and culture organizations, placing a spotlight on the African-American roots of jazz and improvised music in Crown Heights, a neighborhood key to its development. This partnership with Weeksville is part of AFAs continued effort to cater to audiences throughout NYC while highlighting the specific contributions of host neighborhoods to the city's jazz history.

Friday October 18
7:30 David Mills - poetry
8:30 Gerald Cleaver Trio
Gerald Cleaver - drums / Brandon Seabrook - guitar / Brandon Lopez - bass


Saturday October 19
7:30 Fred Moten - poetry
8:30 William Parkers Thunder and Flowers
Ava Mendoza - guitar / Rob Brown - alto sax / William Parker - bass / Gerald Cleaver - drums

Sunday October 20
4:00 Tracie Morris - poetry
5:00 Mixashawn Trio
Mixashawn sax, voice, mandolin / William Parker bass / Pheeroan akLaff - drums

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