Boston » Calendar » Ken Schaphorst at Jordan Hall
Ken Schaphorst at Jordan Hall
Courtesy of Ann Braithwaite | Posted on February 4, 2014
Where
Jordan Hall
30 Gainsborough Street
Boston, MA
Map
(617) 585-1260
When
Thu, February 27, 2014
8:00 pm
Save the date
Musicians
Ken Schaphorst
composer / conductorNEC Jazz Orchestra
band / ensemble / orchestraAbout
New England Conservatory Jazz Studies Department Presents Jazz and the Struggle for Freedom & Equality
WGBH Jazz Host Eric Jackson to Narrate Mingus’ “Freedom”
Ken Schaphorst, New England Conservatory's chair of jazz studies, leads the NEC Jazz Orchestra in Jazz and the Struggle for Freedom & Equality featuring some of the landmark compositions associated with the battle against racism and bigotry. Selections include Charles Mingus’ “Haitian Fight Song,” “Fables of Faubus,” “Freedom” and “Meditations on Integration;” Carla Bley’s “Dreamkeeper;” and excerpts from Duke Ellington’s “Black, Brown and Beige.” ...