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Legendary vocalist Mavis Staples celebrated her forthcoming 80th birthday, which takes place on July 10, with the first of three all-star concerts. Last night’s performance was held at the iconic Apollo Theater in Harlem and featured David Byrne, Warren Haynes, Jason Isbell and more.
April 20, 2017, will see the beginning of the 16th Annual Pop Conference held at the Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) in Seattle, Washington, over 4 days.
David Byrne shared plans Friday for "David Byrne's American Utopia," a Broadway show that officially opens at the Hudson Theatre on October 20.
“David Byrne’s American Utopia” is headed to Broadway this fall, but not before the former Talking Heads frontman stages 18 performances of the hybrid theatrical concert at Boston’s Emerson Colonial Theatre.
"I especially like their use of vernacular movement, taken from the most diverse sources imaginable - Beyoncé, Okinawan street dancers and Kabuki actors-but without referencing those contexts."
The singer welcomed a slew of guests, from David Byrne to Valerie June, during a celebratory, career-spanning set.
"Musical creator and Talking Heads co-founder brings his music-colour guard mash up, Contemporary Color, to Luminato."
Jazz, like any musical genre, was shaped by external forces- race, wars, technology, economics, laws- it both reflected and was molded by all of that.