Black Reconstruction, Jazz, and Brass Bands in New Orleans with Dr. Ben Barson
Center for the Arts in Society Hospitality Initiative
October 31, 2024 - 12:30pm
Alumni Concert Hall, CFA
Please come & join Dr. Alexa Woloshyn’s World Music class to learn about Black Reconstruction, jazz, and brass bands in New Orleans with Dr. Ben Barson.
Dr. Barson is a historian, baritone saxophonist, and political activist. He is an assistant professor of music at Bucknell University. During his many years in Pittsburgh, he co-founded The Afro Yaqui Music Collective. His first monograph is just coming out, entitled Brassroots Democracy: Maroon Ecologies and the Jazz Commons.
This event is sponsored by the Center for the Arts in Society.