Jaimeo Brown Transcendence featuring Chris Sholar & Jaleel Shaw
(Production) Produced by MASS MoCA @ MASS MoCA
1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, MA, USA
August 18, 2018Starring: Jaimeo Brown, Chris Sholar, & Jaleel Shaw
Musician Jaimeo Brown, performing with his ensemble, Transcendence, fuses jazz, hip-hop, and blues. Presented in confluence with Allison Janae Hamilton’s exhibition, Pitch, the evening will include Brown’s provocative piece Work Songs — which samples the sounds and music of unknown laborers. With songs of the jailhouse, the coal mine, and the gandy dancer, Brown argues that through music we can transcend oppression and the traditional constraints of creativity. Preferred ticket buyers are inv...
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