“Who Flung Dung” is the first single from
ESP-Disk’ artists
Pause & Effect will be released by ESP on vinyl this fall.
Anti-Asian racism is not new. This track was not written in response to recent events it was recorded in December 2019, before Covid-19 hit the U.S. and, in an evil domino effect, led to anti-Chinese rhetoric promoted by Donald Trump in an effort to shift the blame for his ineffectual response to the pandemic But, given the current attacks on Asians, it’s a track with unfortunate timeliness.
Rose Tang (voice, electric guitar) is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, movement performer, poet, concert curator, visual artist, activist and journalist. In short, she’s a multi-disciplinary, multi-media and multi-lingual artist, event host, and “trouble” maker. She grew up in Guizhou, Sichuan, Fujian, Beijing, and Australia, and is of Mongol and Chinese descent. She was born in Guiyang in southwestern China, where her Mongol ancestors had been exiled. Tan
Andre Hayward at the Skylark Lounge with the late Margaret Wright’s piano (Photo by David Brendan Hall)
Standing onstage with saxophonist Elias Haslanger s local quintet, Andre Hayward preps for his moment. As the two men finish a harmonized riff on the bandleader s Smiley s Stairs, Hayward lifts his bell to the microphone to take the first solo. The trombonist sticks close to the melody at first, adding slight variations, before scattering flurries of notes that belie their creator s relaxed state.
At the point it all threatens to veer too far outside, Hayward brings it back home, gracefully recasting the melody and setting up Haslanger s own break. Though there s no live audience, Hayward earns enthusiastic applause from his bandmates.
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Igmar Thomas & the Revive Big Band Announces Kickstarter Campaign Launch During Black History Month to Fund Its 1st Album Alongside All-Star Guest List
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The album, grounded in Black American Music, is set to feature a star-studded list of special guests that includes Talib Kweli, Cory Henry, Bilal, Terrace Martin, Jean Baylor, Sean Jones, among others.
Igmar Thomas and Nicholas Payton at the studio
.the Revive Big Band is highlighting the Black Musical narrative, as a response to one of the century-long issues that the black diaspora has endured since its beginnings: appropriation. Only through understanding can we achieve Unity and lasting progress.