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GENERATE MUSIC (World Premiere) – PRISM Quartet with Ursula Rucker, Tyshawn Sorey, David Gilmore, David Krakauer, Diane Monroe, and Susan Watts.

June 8 @ 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm

$10 – $35

GENERATE MUSIC
A new body of work exploring the ties between Black and Jewish Americans

“There are formal and cultural qualities that Black and Jewish musical traditions share in relation to their folk roots and their roles in community, from dance music to ritual to the use of virtuosic improvisation.”—Helen Haynes, Curator

“Generate Music’s artists create a new way of meeting in this tumultuous era—a reflection of our multifaceted and beautiful humanity.”—Matthew Levy, PRISM Quartet

CURATED BY PRISM Quartet & Helen Haynes

EIGHT NEW WORKS BY Yotam Haber, David Krakauer, Myra Melford & Erica Hunt, Diane Monroe, Ursula Rucker, Tyshawn Sorey, Susan Watts, and Fred Wesley

PERFORMED BY PRISM Quartet (saxes), David Gilmore (guitar), David Krakauer (clarinet), Diane Monroe (violin), Ursula Rucker (vocals, poetry), Tyshawn Sorey (drums,
percussion), Susan Watts (vocals, trumpet), and more.

WORLD PREMIERE CONCERT
June 8: 8:30 pm World Cafe Live, Philadelphia

FREE PANEL DISCUSSIONS WITH PROJECT ARTISTS
May 28, 6 PM: Weitzman National Museum of American
Jewish History, Philadelphia

May 30, 4 PM: Charles L. Blockson Afro American Collection,
Temple University, Charles Library Event Space, Philadelphia

CONCERT TICKETS & PANEL REGISTRATION/INFO
generate.prismquartet.com

Details

Date:
June 8
Time:
8:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Cost:
$10 – $35
Event Category:
Event Tags:
Website:
https://generate.prismquartet.com/

Organizer

PRISM Quartet
Phone
2154385282
Email
info@prismquartet.com
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Venue

world cafe live
3025 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104 United States
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Phone
2152221400
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