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May 11, 2021 at 7:16 AM
Dr. Steven P. Garabedian
Dr. Steven P. Garabedian
Credits: Dr. Steven P. Garabedian
Lawrence Gellert
Lawrence Gellert
By TAPINTO GREATER OLEAN STAFF
May 11, 2021 at 7:16 AM
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY Lawrence Gellert, a music collector who worked to introduce white audiences to a tradition of Black musical protest during the 1930s and 1940s, will be the subject of the Jandoli Institute’s next music and social justice online forum.
Dr. Steven P. Garabedian, author of a book about Gellert, will lead the discussion, which is scheduled for May 17 at 7 p.m.
“Musically, I see a parallel between the music Gellert collected and today’s hip hop,” Garabedian, an assistant professor of history at Marist College, said. “Politically, the lesson of Gellert and Black musical protest is one about the value of dominant culture allies to communities in struggle, cross-cultural coalition and its perils, and the stultifying ha
By TAPINTO GREATER OLEAN STAFF
December 16, 2020 at 7:07 PM
David Freeman
David Freeman
By TAPINTO GREATER OLEAN STAFF
December 16, 2020 at 7:07 PM
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY An activist movement launched in 1970 to bring more attention to African American jazz musicians will be the focus of the Jandoli Institute’s next Sharp Notes, Sharp Thoughts forum on music and social justice. The session, Outrage, Protests and Passion 50 Years before BLM, will take place online on Dec. 21, starting at 7 p.m. Click here to register.
“The Jazz and People s Movement evoked the same sense of outrage, emotion and passion that fuels today s Black Lives Matter movement,” said David Freeman, a musician, producer and cultural arts educator who will lead the discussion.