James Brandon Lewis, a Saxophonist Who Embodies and Transcends Tradition
His new album, “Jesup Wagon,” is a tribute to another polymathic figure who insisted on cutting his own path: George Washington Carver.
James Brandon Lewis read biographies of the scientist and inventor George Washington Carver before composing the seven tracks and two poems that appear on his new album, “Jesup Wagon.”Credit.Chase Hall for The New York Times
May 5, 2021
When James Brandon Lewis plays the saxophone, he usually plants his feet shoulder width apart and bends a bit at the knee, swaying and tunneling into a rhythmic flow. As a bandleader, he almost exclusively performs his own compositions, which have melodies that roam, dart and soar but often stay grounded in a pulse.
Leaders react to Gov. Iveyâs plan to end COVID-19 restrictions
All statewide ordinances expiring by July 6 By Brittany Dionne | May 3, 2021 at 10:37 PM CDT - Updated May 3 at 10:37 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Leadership in Jefferson County and Birmingham both agreed ending all public COVID-19 restrictions could lead to a spike in cases.
âJust because thereâs not an order doesnât mean people shouldnât continue to be careful,â Dr. Mark Wilson with the Jefferson County Department of Health said.
The response came after Gov. Kay Ivey announced she would lift all restrictions by July 6, 2021.
Wilson said personal responsibility needed to kick in and the public choose to continue the precautions without a law in place.
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William Parker is a bassist, composer and community organizer widely recognized as a foundational figure in avant-jazz over the past several decades, with important collaborations with Cecil Taylor, Amiri Baraka, David S. Ware and many others. He is also a historian and scholar, and author of three important books of musician-to-musician interviews.
Cisco Bradley is a professor of American History at Pratt and the author of an authorized biography on Parker, Universal Tonality, which was released this year. As we consider how jazz history is told and who tells it, this is a particularly vibrant opportunity for conversation with a living artist (who is also a writer/scholar) and their biographer.
Historically Speaking: Dover has its own history of slavery
Tony McManus
Back in 1775, Colonial authorities in New Hampshire took a census of its inhabitants and reported the total number of people then in Dover as 1,666. There were 410 males under the age of 16, 786 females, 342 males between the ages of 16 and 50 not in the army, and 74 males over the age of 50, a decidedly young population. In addition, there were 342 males gone in the army, a decidedly large percentage of the whole. There was one final category: 26 negros and slaves for life .
There may not have been an organized slave trade in New Hampshire in those years, but there was considerable commerce between the Seacoast and various Caribbean islands, being the source for much of the slave population in the Southern Colonies. But there were individuals who would be brought to Portsmouth and purchased by some of the wealthier families in the area, more so there than in Dover.