Pheeroan akLaff
Pheeroan akLaff reflects music centered in ritual and imagination. He is connected to a milieu of mid-seventies music pioneers including Andrew Hill, Cecil Taylor, Reggie Workman, Henry Threadgill, Sonny Sharrock, Yamashita Yosuke, and maintains collaborations with a wide range of composers. Originally from Detroit.
Stephanie Griffin
Musician
Cosmic Language
Cosmic Language utters a resonant exchange of intuitive belonging. It invites distortion, ambiguity, and celebrates unfamiliar sound cells.
JCAL, an incubator for creativity, is a 47-year-old multidisciplinary urban arts center built by and for the Southeast Queens community. JCAL programs represent and serve the diverse communities of Queens (over 185 languages spoken) and New York City. A theme in this new work is to address connections in humanity. We have designed two open rehearsals and one ticketed performance in the 100-seat black box theater. In the open rehearsals, we will conduct post-session for questions and reflections from our audiences. We will document several aspects of the performance, and create short riveting clips for the modern-day attention span.
OATH BREAKER
Disciples Christian Church, 3663 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland Heights, OH
NY Philharmonic Young People’s Concert – Composing Inclusion
David Geffen Hall