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NYC 1970s Jazz History - Archive/Panel/Alumni Perf

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Revisiting MUSE: a museum for the people – MUSE alumni band / Exhibition / Panel
Exhibit / Panel / Live Performance
Alumni Band coordinated by Craig Harris
Rare archival footage & artifacts
Discussion – artistic labor, collective practice, and cultural sustainability

Saturday, September 19th | 4:00 PM
Sunday, September 20th | 6:00 PM

ShapeShifter Lab, 837 Union St., Brooklyn, NY
Open to the Public (Suggested Donation: $20)
Tickets & RSVP / LINK IN BIO: https://www.shapeshifterplus.org/eventDetails.html?eventId=pAA7lgMacu

An important yet relatively unknown piece of NYC music history, MUSE operated in Crown Heights from 1968 through the 1980s. Master musicians such as Reggie Workman, Max Roach, Archie Shepp, Pharoah Sanders, Akua Dixon, McCoy Tyner, Jerry Gonzales, Rashid Ali, Jimmy Garrison, Sam Rivers, Billy Higgins, Sonny Fortune, Bill Lee, and many others came to MUSE, which became a hub for musicians. It provided affordable lessons, concerts, and resources for musicians, as well as community services—supporting tenants’ rights, the Crow’s Hill Festival, and much more. MUSE also created publications such as “Black Contributions to the Development of Brooklyn” and hosted exhibits on jazz history, New Guinea, and many other subjects for its younger visitors, who were the original focus of the site when it was an annex of the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. Through years of regular concerts, jam sessions, classes, and exhibits, MUSE—which separated from the Children’s Museum in 1975 and became the New MUSE—served thousands of people in the Brooklyn area.

Focused largely on MUSE as a music center, the exhibit will include live music, rare footage and artifacts, and a panel discussion that will touch on artistic labor, collective practice, and cultural sustainability in the context of African American rising consciousness of Black Culture and awareness in Brooklyn during this era.

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MUSE 1970s Jazz History- Archive/Panel/Alumni Perf

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Focused largely on MUSE as a music center, the exhibit will include live music, rare footage and artifacts, and a panel discussion that will touch on artistic labor, collective practice, and cultural sustainability in the context of African American and Black Culture and awareness in Brooklyn during this era.

Revisiting MUSE: a museum for the people – MUSE •

Revisiting MUSE: a museum for the people – MUSE • alumni band / Exhibition / Panel

The story of an extraordinary community museum for music, art, science, dance, poetry, and Black history in Brooklyn that most people have never heard of.

An important yet relatively unknown piece of NYC music history, MUSE operated in Crown Heights from 1968 through the 1980s. Legendary musicians such as Max Roach, Archie Shepp, Pharoah Sanders, McCoy Tyner, Jerry Gonzales, Rashied Ali, Jimmy Garrison, Sam Rivers, Billy Higgins, Sonny Fortune, Bill Lee, and many others came to MUSE, which became a hub for musicians. It provided affordable lessons, concerts, and resources for musicians, as well as community services—supporting tenants’ rights, the Crow’s Hill Festival, and much more. MUSE also created publications such as Black Contributions to the Development of Brooklyn and hosted exhibits on jazz history, New Guinea, and many other subjects for its younger visitors, who were the original focus of the site when it was an annex of the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. Through years of regular concerts, jam sessions, classes, and exhibits, MUSE—which separated from the Children’s Museum in 1975 and became the New MUSE—served thousands of people in the Brooklyn area.

September 19th and 20th at ShapeShifter Lab, 837 Union St., Brooklyn, with live performances by the MUSE Alumni Band, with musical coordination by Craig Harris - trombone, Rachiim Ausar-Sahu - bass, Akua Dixon - cello, Ronald Griffin - piano, Richard Harper - piano, Ricardo Strobert - sax, special guests TBA, and DJ Barry Cole. Focused largely on MUSE as a music center, the exhibit will include live music, extremely rare archival footage and artifacts, and a panel discussion. Please join our mailing list to get updates on project dates and performers.

Open to the public
Sat 19th 4pm - 11pm
Sun 20th 6pm -11pm

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Revisiting MUSE: a museum for the people – MUSE al

Revisiting MUSE: a museum for the people – MUSE alumni band / Exhibition / Panel

The story of an extraordinary community museum for music, art, science, dance, poetry, and Black history in Brooklyn that most people have never heard of. Crown Heights in the 1970s: as New York City navigated economic disaster, and America at large grappled with the aftermath of the many sociopolitical movements and events of the 1960s—civil rights, women’s rights, gay rights, anti-war protests, environmental awareness, sexual and drug liberation, busing, and the assassinations of our leaders and citizens—jazz musicians in New York City were creating their own reality of tradition, invention, and human connection in the essentially underground jazz lofts and places like MUSE. This exhibition situates MUSE as a historically specific but instructive example of self-organized cultural infrastructure, and considers its relevance to contemporary questions of artistic labor, collective practice, and cultural sustainability. An important yet relatively unknown piece of NYC music history, MUSE operated in Crown Heights from 1968 though the 1980s. Legendary musicians such as Max Roach, Archie Shepp, Pharoah Sanders, McCoy Tyner, Jerry Gonzales, Rashied Ali, Jimmy Garrison, Sam Rivers, Billy Higgins, Sonny Fortune, Bill Lee, and many others came to MUSE, which became a hub for musicians. It provided affordable lessons, concerts, and resources for musicians, as well as community services—supporting tenants’ rights, the Crow’s Hill Festival, and much more. MUSE also created publications such as Black Contributions to the Development of Brooklyn and hosted exhibits on jazz history, New Guinea, and many other subjects for its younger visitors, who were the original focus of the site when it was an annex of the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. Through years of regular concerts, jam sessions, classes, and exhibits, MUSE—which separated from the Children’s Museum in 1975 and became the New MUSE—served thousands of people in the Brooklyn area.

The MUSE exhibit, presented in collaboratipon with ShapeShifter Plus will be open on September 19th and 20th at ShapeShifter Lab, 837 Union St., Brooklyn, with

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Spread the word!

From Kiki:

If you’re around lower east side at 4pm today! Un jam pa Chino y Angie across from 367 e 10th street at the murals at 10th between b & c street . My great mentor Chino transitioned yesterday.

Date: July 25th
Time: 4pm
Location: 10th street between B & C

#ChinoGarcia #AngieHernandez #Loisaida #CHARAS

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Join us for Steve Shiffman & The Land Of No!
Celebrating the release of their new album “Be Well”.
Experience the vibe live, connect with fellow fans, and enjoy some amazing tunes. Don’t miss this fun night of great music and good times. See you there!

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From Clara Joy: NEW YORK CITY JUNE 12 THE DADA-DUB

From Clara Joy: NEW YORK CITY JUNE 12
THE DADA-DUB! LETS COME TOGETHER FOR THIS LEGENDARY BILL
Our stacked lineup includes legendary DUB performers @subatomic of many Lee Scratch Perry nights to headline a very special performance...IYKYK. A nu-glitchpop duo born & raised in NYC will bring the goosh & the sloosh. We'll have 973 Future Yook, Austin Julian's live cyber-performance of a dead future. Plus an iconic Fluxus event by OG performance artist Jessica Higgins. FRIDAY 6/12! TICKET LINK IN BIOOO OR AT DOOR
(@clrajoy bio)
Many thanks to Genji Siraisi & Moment NYC for making this possible and for their continuous support of NYC arts culture.

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Happy Birthday Mr Carter!!!! Listen all day on WKC

Happy Birthday Mr Carter!!!! Listen all day on WKCR

Happy Birthday, Duke!!

Happy Birthday, Duke!!

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Tomorrow 2-7 free

Happy Birthday, Ella!!

Happy Birthday, Ella!!

Happy birthday, Charles Mingus!!!

Happy birthday, Charles Mingus!!!

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