Dante Micheaux

In Vocal Classics of the Black Avant-Garde, Elaine Mitchener (voice) linked the creative explosion of improvised music in the 1960s and ‘70s to the experiences of racial injustices to the black community of that time in a way that resonates now. Jason Yarde (saxophone); Neil Charles (bass); Mark Sanders (drums); Alexander Hawkins (piano); Byron Wallen (trumpet); Dante Micheaux (poetry). Météo, August 28, 2019. Read the festival review by Ken Waxman.