“A meditation on themes of ownership (particularly as it pertains to land) and civil rights, the central mantra of ‘stand down, stand down, stand your ground’ two thirds of the way through highlights the track as being the album’s centre-point.
Powerful and poignant, Land Back is a statement of intent from some of the most pioneering voices in jazz.”
Originally recorded in 2014 and 2015 as a two-CD set tribute to the legendary poet / activist Amiri Baraka, this…
Jenna Camille with Heroes Are Gang Leaders, Thomas Sayers Ellis, James Brandon Lewis, Randall Horton, and Devin Brahja Waldman At…
Heroes Are Gang Leaders, also known as HAGL, was co-founded by poet, photographer, professor Thomas Sayers Ellis and saxophonist James…
