Text By Dawoud Kringle Wednesday, October 26th, 2016, Musicians for Musicians conducted (what was for them) an experiment: a semi-informal mixer. Members and non-members were all welcome. It was held at WeWork Wall Street in Lower Manhattan.
The Musicians (Continued) Text by Dawoud Kringle This continued series explores the relation between jazz and Islam. In this installment, I am continuing the presentation of the biographies of Muslim jazz artists.
Date: October 15, 2016 Venue: NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (NY) Produced in association with HarmoNYom and LiveSounds Concert Review by Dawoud Kringle
The Musicians Text by Dawoud Kringle The following are selected biographies of American Muslim musicians continued from here. Pianist Sadik Hakim (a.k.a. Argonne Thorton 1919-83) got his start with Ben Webster, and eventually went to New York with him. He stayed with Webster, and also played with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. He toured with Lester […]
Jazz for Peace provides Empowerment Grants, sustainable funding and advocacy for non-profits and all outstanding causes worldwide for over a decade to enable them to be more productive and successful. Date: September 27, 2016 Venue: WeWork Wall Street (NY) Review by Dawoud Kringle
