Events

Featuring Ernest Dawkins Reeds

Isaiah Spencer Drums

Junius Paul Bass

with Ed Wilkerson, David Schumacher, T.S. Galloway, Bruce Nelson, Dushun Mosley

Original compositions by Renee’ Baker and Saalik Ziyad for the AACM Great Black Music Ensemble with artistic director Mwata Bowden (woodwinds/ percussion); exact personnel varies from week to week, and there are often special guests, but the group is always at least 12 musicians who typically include many of the following: Dee Alexander, Ann Ward, Aisha Williams, Saalik Ziyad, Discopoet Khari B (vocals/percussion); Taalib-din Ziyad, Nicole Mitchell (flutes/vocals/percussion); Ernest Dawkins, Douglas Ewart, Ed Wilkerson, Ed House, Edwin Daugherty (woodwinds/percussion); Leon “Q” Allen, Jerome Crosswell, Ben Gaye (trumpet/ percussion); Isaiah Jackson, Lester Lashley (trombone/percussion); Tomeka Reid (cello/percussion); Aaron Dodd (tuba); Soji Adebayo, Justin Dillard (keyboards/percussion); Dawi Williams, Darius Savage, Rollo Radford, Brian Smith (bass); Art “Turk” Burton, Sura Ramses DuPart (percussion); Dushun Mosley, Avreeayl Ra (drums/percussion)

with Kevin Nabors (saxes/percussion), Norman Palm (trombone), Adrian Ruiz (keyboards), Junius Paul (bass/percussion)