Freedom Now Suite: Celebrating Max Roach Centennial Tickets
About Freedom Now Suite: Celebrating Max Roach Centennial
The revolutionary 1960 album We Insist!: Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite explored issues of social justice and racial inequality through the lens of jazz and poetry. In celebration of the centennial of Max Roach—drummer, bebop pioneer, and civil rights activist—this landmark work is reimagined for today’s world by Musical Director Nasheet Waits, vocalist Cassandra Wilson, poets Sonia Sanchez and Saul Williams, saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, pianist David Virelles, bassist Rashaan Carter, and others.
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Start date
October 12th, 2024
End date
October 12th, 2024
Freedom Now Suite: Celebrating Max Roach Centennial cast and creative team
Music Director & percussion: Nasheet Waits
Bass: Rashaan Carter
Saxophone: Ravi Coltrane
Trumpet: Josh Evans
Vocals: Cassandra Wilson
Poetry: Sonia Sanchez & Saul Williams
Percussion: Melvis Santa
Piano: David Virelles
Alto Saxophone: Jordan Young
Venue
Concert Hall at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets
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