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FINAL BLACK FIRE SESSION AT THE BROAD

The second of two Black Fire Sessions at The Broad brings Anthony Braxton and harpist Jacqueline Kerrod to the museum in conjunction with Soul of a Nation—Art in the Age of Black Power 1963–1983, now in its final weeks.

Kelsey Lu will warm up the audience in the first floor lobby, while upstairs in Oculus Hall, Jimetta Rose—both conducting the Voices of Creation Choir and singing with a trio—and Beans will perform.

Throughout the evening, Maurice Harris will stage “a durational intervention in the Soul of a Nation galleries.”* Please see link below for details.

BLACK FIRE SESSIONS—ANTHONY BRAXTON, JACQUELINE KERROD, JIMETTA ROSE, BEANS, KELSEY LU, MAURICE HARRIS*

Wednesday, August 14, 2019, from 8 pm until 11 pm.

The Broad

221 South Grand Avenue, downtown Los Angeles.

From top: Anthony Braxton, photograph © R. Cifarelli; Jacqueline Kerrod, courtesy of the artist; Jimetta Rose by Yvonne Schmedemann; Beans, photograph by Beowulf Sheehan; Kelsey Lu, courtesy of the artist; Maurice Harris, courtesy of the artist.

BLACK FIRE SESSIONS AT THE BROAD

The Art Ensemble of Chicago co-founder Roscoe Mitchell and pianist Brett Carson will perform at the first of two Black Fire Sessions at the Broad.

The concerts celebrate the exhibition Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power 1963–1983, and Mitchell—who collaborates with AfriCOBRA—and Carson will be preceded by the “beat music” of Teebs in the first floor lobby.

The evening includes performances by Georgia Anne Muldrow and Busdriver in the museum’s Oculus Hall, and throughout the evening Mecca Vazie Andrews will “animate the galleries of Soul of a Nation through three distinct movement and dance pieces.”*

BLACK FIRE SESSIONS—ROSCOE MITCHELL, BRETT CARSON, GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW, BUSDRIVER, and MECCA VAZIE ANDREWS*

Wednesday, July 17, from 8pm until 11 pm.

The Broad

221 South Grand Avenue, downtown Los Angeles.

The second of the Black Fire Sessions will take place on August 14.

From top: Roscoe Mitchell; Brett Carson, photograph by Carly McLane; Georgia Anne Muldrow; Busdriver; Teebs; and Mecca Vazie Andrews. Images courtesy and © the artists, their management, and the photographers.