Join MPV Boston as we gather with Mass Peace Action and the Stan Strickland Quartet for an evening of Jazz for reflection and unbounded movement! Music and dance bring us together in joy and community.
This performance invites us into deep stillness. Sway and flow with the music, or jump up and shout!
During dark times, art is a light, and a powerful form of resistance. Let us come together and enjoy a bit of respite amidst the tragedies we face at home and abroad.
ARTISTS
Stan Strickland (aka Rajahn) – Singer, saxophonist, flutist, Stan has performed throughout the US, Europe, New Zealand and the Caribbean. He has played with the Boston Pops, Aretha Franklin, Yusef Lateef, and Herbie Mann and has opened for Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins, among others! He is Associate Professor of Voice at the Berklee College of Music and Executive Co-Director of EXPRESS YOURSELF, an organization serving youth who are mentally challenged. His one man show: ‘Coming Up for Air, an Auto-Jazzography’, received the prestigious Eliot Norton Award in Theater for best solo performance.
Akili Jamal Haynes – Akili Jamal Haynes’s artistic name is Chibuzo Dunun, as Chibuzo comes from the Igbo people in Nigeria and Dunun represents a family of drummers – often considered leaders in West African cultures. He is a faculty accompanist at Boston Conservatory at Berklee as well as the Harvard Dance Center. He served as assistant researcher and arranger for an Alvin Ailey Dance Theater production, directed by Judith Jamison. He is the founder, director, and multi-instrumentalist for Chibuzo Dunun and World of Chibuzo.
Josh Rosen – A distinguished composer and professor of Piano and Ensembles at Berklee College of Music, Josh has played to audiences in Europe and Africa. He has released nine critically acclaimed CDs with his unique jazz compositions, known for their melodic harmonies. Critics have praised his piano playing for its sophistication, emotional depth, and complexity. He performed with jazz greats, including Rakalam Bob Moses, and Joe Lovano, and he was part of the Lincoln Center’s Summer Festival.
Max Ridley – A very active Boston-based musician, composer and teacher who attended Boston Arts High School after falling in love with the Double Bass and the art of improvised music. Max was awarded full scholarships to study at the Berklee College of Music and also earned his master’s degree from Berklee’s Global Jazz Institute. Max has played with leading musicians such as Kenny Weiner, Terry Lyne Carrington, and Perico Sambeat. He has performed at the Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, and at the Umbria Jazz Festival.