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We Are Not Going Away: The Jazz Poetry Ensemble With Edward "kidd Jordan, Marlon Jordan, at George And Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center
Courtesy of Michael Vander Does | Posted on May 24, 2018
Where
George And Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center
1225 N. Rampart Street
New Orleans, LA
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When
Wed, June 6, 2018
7:30 pm
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Musicians
Michael Vander Does
tromboneKidd Jordan
saxophoneMarlon Jordan
trumpetRoger Hines
bassKent Jordan
fluteStephanie Jordan
vocalsAbout
The JazzPoetry Ensemble will make its New Orleans debut with its “We Are Not Going Away 2018 NOLA” concert on June 6 at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz and Heritage Center. Proceeds from the concert will support arts that further the cause of equal rights and equal justice.
JazzPoetry Ensemble blends its emotionally-charged and politically astute poems with the quintet’s wide range of musical styles, from funk, R&B and jazz to folk and rock ‘n roll.
The JazzPoetry Ensemble’s new song, “We Are Not Going Away 2018” was inspired by Arthur Kinoy’s warning that “We are in the midst of the gravest constitutional crisis in the history of the United States” and provoked by the Trump administration and neo-conservative’s steady erosion of American rights and liberties....