Saturday, January 11th, 2020
PIEDMONT BLUES: A SEARCH FOR SALVATION—BY GERALD CLAYTON FEAT. RENÉ MARIE, LOGAN RICHARDSON, DAYNA STEPHENS & MORE
- INCLUDED IN JAN. 11 MARATHON -
A 75-minute mixed-media testimony of the struggle endured by African-Americans in the Southeast during Jim Crow and the efficacy of the Blues as a salve for suffering.
Gerald Clayton - Piano | Composer
René Marie - Vocals
Logan Richardson - Saxophone
Dayna Stephens - Saxophone
Tivon Pennicott - Saxophone
Marvin Sewell - Guitar
Ameen Saleem - Bass
Domo Branch - Drums
Maurice Chestnut - Dancer
Voice of the Flame Gospel Choir, directed by Jeffrey S. Bolding
Directed by Christopher McElroen
Projections by Liviu Pasare
Text by Jaymes Jorsling & Lizz Wright
The Sheen Center - 18 Bleecker Street
7pm