Event Info
Ras Burnett, Nambi , Jermaine Marshall
An incredible night of music, art and a Black History Month panel discussion.
7:30pm - 10:00pm Doors at: 7:00pm
$22.63
Artists
Vocalist and poet from Kingston Ontario
Event Description
(h)EAR Concert and Workshop series + Bandwidth presents;
A night of music with two invigorating artists, Nambi and Ras Burnett , performing a solo set each and taking part in a panel discussion on Black History Month, along with guest speaker Jermaine Marshall, Inclusion & Anti-Racism Advisor/Human Rights Advisory Services, Queens University.
The Broom Factory has wheelchair accessible entrances and no stairs to get to the performance area. It is an all-ages, accessible venue.
About the Artists:
Brooklyn NYC-born saxophonist / flautist Ras Burnett ( formerly known as Ras Moshe Burnett / Theodore Burnett lll) Is a Jazz musician, poet, teacher, composer, activist, and music therapist. His grandfather played sax with famous big bands in Harlem, such as Lucky Millinder and Louis Armstrong. His father also played sax in Harlem. Ras has been in bands with Bill Cole, Warren Smith, William Parker , Dafna Naphtali who won the 2023 Guggenheim fellowship for her series of duos which Ras has been featured in, and many other legends of the free jazz and new music scene in New York. Ras believes in the positive effect of music for socio-political change. He is the founder/Director of the music series, Music Now, initiated in 2000.
Ottawa-born Ugandan singer-songwriter, Nambi (formerly known as Rita Carter) has become one of her cities most well-respected voices. Nambi's reputation as a sincere and talented performer is a testament to her creative ability and faith in music as a source of personal and communal revelation. Her strong vocal presence and soulful acoustic, RnB street folk style, have made her a sought-after, admired performer. Nambi has reclaimed her ancestral name and is a musical activist in countering systemic forms of racial oppression.
About the Panel Moderator:
Jermaine Marshall has a Master of Arts in Social Justice and Equity Studies and since 2021, he currently works as the Inclusion and Anti-Racism Advisor in the Queen's University Human Rights and Equity Office. Performing under the name J-Marsh, Jermaine is an independent vocalist and poet whose art weaves together his love for spoken word poetry and free form dancing, often investigating his identity as a proud queer Jamaican within the polarizing atmosphere of his home country. Jermaine has been active in organizing Black History Month and Emancipation Day events in the Kingston community and helping to expand the visibility of black artists while encouraging engagement with the community as a whole and advancing spaces for equity and diversity in the city.
Venue
305 Rideau Street
Open / Operational
In-Person Event
Sat. February 3rd 2024 + Add to Calendar
The Broom Factory
