Jazz Concert for Desmond Tutu and An Arrival Day Celebration for Elliott Levin featuring Bert Harris & the AfroJazz Collective and Elliott Levin & Friends
7pm-10pm
AfroJazz Collective (performing first)
Bishop Desmond Tutu was a prominent figure in the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa. After the end of apartheid Nelson Mandela appointed him as the leader of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission which investigated abuses during the apartheid era. Bert Harris is a bassist from Philadelphia performing World music, Jazz, Ska, Funk and Reggae. The AfroJazz Collective was formed by Bert as a dedication to the great South African jazz by composers of the pre- and post apartheid era. South African jazz is a distinctive jazz genre blending musical elements of South Africa and American Jazz. The AfroJazz Collective will play compositions by South African jazz greats such as Abdullah Ibrahim, Johnny Dyani, Bheki Meseleku, Winston Ngozi and others. We will pay tribute to Desmond Tutu by performing jazz from his homeland
Laurent Bass (tenor sax)
Robert Kenyatta (congas)
Lyn Riley(alto sax)
David Dzubinski (Keys)
Pio Voluntad (drums)
Bert Harris( Bass)
and Elliott Levin & Friends
ELLIOTT LEVIN -reeds & words
"STAY LIFTED"
An Arrival Day Celebration
with:
DAVE HOTEP - guitar
LUKE STEWART - bass
JAN JEFFRIES - percussion
Performing spontaneous compositions with these long time veterans of some of the leading ensembles and collaborations with masters of
World and Cosmic music.
...( including Cecil Taylor, Marshall Allen, Odean Pope, David Murray, The Sun Ra Arkestra, Oliver Lake among many other of our teachers, collaborators and friends)...
Admission is FREE
