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Thomas Sayers Ellis![]() Thomas Sayers Ellis AKAMU representation: European exclusivity For info and costs please contact Alberto Lofoco
projects as a leader/co-leader Perform-A-Prose Thomas Sayers Ellis - lyric essays / creative lectures with poems on various topics Stereo Fight Tree Yo Thomas Sayers Ellis - spoken word Luke Stewart - double bass and electric bass Andrew Latona - guitar The Dead Lecturers "Downtown Crown in the Key of Royalty" - A Tribute to Jean-Michel Basquiat Thomas Sayers Ellis - spoken word Melanie Dyer - viola Alexis Marcelo - piano
Exploring the musicality-themes, references, esoteric nuances and creative process in the
work of Jean-Michel Basquiat, The Dead Lecturers explore what it means to be a young Black
Artist making his way through downtown New York City in the 1980s. In language and musical
compositions that are both reflexive and improvisational, the many techniques used by the
famous painter resurface in wondrous soundscapes of consciousness and rhythmic brushstrokes of painted Jazz. Thomas Sayers Ellis - spoken word Randall Horton - spoken word Bonita Lee Penn - spoken word Nettie Chickering - vocals Arin Maya - vocals Melanie Dyer - vocals and viola Devin Brahja Waldman - alto sax & synthesizer Brandon Moses - electric guitar Alexis Marcelo - piano Luke Stewart - electric bass Warren Crudup III - drums
The passing of Imamu Amiri Baraka in 2014 was a major loss for various facets of Black
Radicalism. In politics, culture, and community, Baraka was a strong figure who was a
shining example for so many to follow in his footsteps. video Heroes Are Gang Leaders
Live at Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY - Milleniium Stage (October 9, 2021) video The Dead Lecturers
Live at Philharmonie Studio - Paris (15-4-2023) video Thomas Sayers Ellis
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Thomas Sayers Ellis on YouTube audio
Album "Secret Heroes R U A" (feat. Thurston Moore) discography of Heroes Are Gang Leaders
2015 -
The Avant-Age Garde I AMs of the Gal Luxury (dedicated to Bob Kaufman) interviews
"Notes Toward a New Duty Now for the Future". An Interview with Thomas Sayers Ellis by Kelsea Habecker Smith (30-6-2018) texts & poetry
All Elders be Eloquence, or One Way to Pay Dem You Owe - On Recording the track "Sad Dictator" review
Skin, Inc. - presentation of the book (2013) |
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