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AN EVENING OF WINE AND JAZZ WITH SAXOPHONIST MARION MEADOWS

Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute

Use Promo Code: EARLYBIRD, and receive $25 off your ticket price. Join us for an evening with Soprano Saxman extraordinaire Marion Meadows. Marion started playing tenor sax in high school, and then migrated to soprano sax. His passion for various types of music led him down an eclectic musical path. After studying jazz at Rippowam High

SEATTLE BLACK ARTS AND CULTURE: KASSA OVERALL

Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute

BEHIND THE BEAT with Kassa Overall Saturday, April 1, 2023 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST Almost as long as Kassa has been drumming, he has been making beats, starting in his Seattle basement with an AKAI MPC 2000 and an ASR-10 he got from a Seattle Police Department auction. In this session, Kassa takes

SEATTLE BLACK ARTS AND CULTURE: CAMILLE BILLOPS

Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute

Family Trilogy Screening Films/ Suzanne, Suzanne (1982) presents a devastating portrait of the artist’s niece, haunted by the abuse she suffered as a child and the passivity of the family members who allowed it to continue. Finding Christa (1991) is a startlingly personal documentary that explores the feelings surrounding the reunion between filmmaker Camille Billops

SEATTLE BLACK ARTS AND CULTURE: JULIAN PRIESTER

Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute

JULIAN SPEAKS with Julian Priester Saturday, March 25, 2023 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PST “One of the leading contributors to jazz music and one of the original visionaries.” Spend a Saturday afternoon with Julian Priester, an internationally acclaimed trombonist. His contributions to jazz and creative music are beyond wide-reaching and his extensive discography attests

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