Robin D. G. Kelley and Graham Haynes in conversation
Emily Harvey Foundation, 537 Broadway #2, New York, NY
6:30pm (doors 6:00pm)
FREE with RSVP - space limited - first come first serve, RSVP not guarantee of entry

Robin D. G. Kelley will lead a conversation with Graham Haynes about Graham’s trajectory at the nexus of Black arts movements in New York City and globally. Of particular focus will be Graham’s compositional work, his upcoming Requiem for Young Black Men Assassinated by Police in America, an opus for a 40‐voice chorus and orchestra reflecting on the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ataiana Jefferson, Stephon Clark, Philando Castille.

Robin D. G. Kelley is Distinguished Professor and Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in US History at UCLA. He is author or co-editor of numerous award-winning books, including Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original, Yo’ Mama’s Disfunktional! Fighting the Culture Wars in Urban America, and Race Rebels: Culture, Politics, and the Black Working Class, among others.

Graham Haynes, the Bahia, Brazil-based composer, bandleader, and musician, expands and confounds what we understand as jazz and electronic music. Son of the drummer Roy Haynes, raised among the greatest figures in improvised music and art in New York, Graham’s work grows out of a keen sense of New York’s many histories of music and musical movements. His is a voyage of constant departure and return to his native city, enriched by lifelong immersion in global musical practices and emerging sonic forms.

This event is part of Graham's residency at FourOneOne from March 12 - April 15, 2024. The project will span performances, listening parties, public conversations, and master classes with Robin D. G. Kelley; Adam Rudolph and Maalem Hassan Hakmoun; Vijay Iyer; Nublu Orchestra; Shakoor Hakeem and Lucie Vítková; Momenta Quartet, and others.