No Tears Project | Apr 28 & 29, 2023
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Date
Apr 29, 2023 9:30PM
Name
No Tears Project
Description
Presented by Jazz St. Louis, Oxford American, and Gateway Arch National Park
With support from Jefferson National Parks Association, Gateway Arch Park Foundation, and Stella Boyle Smith Trust
Join the Oxford American, Gateway Arch National Park, and Jazz St. Louis for No Tears Project–St. Louis: a multi-day residency of free events that will use music and conversation to engage communities in civil rights education and storytelling!
The residency includes panels and programs at the Gateway Arch National Park, culminating with two nights of performance at the Ferring Jazz Bistro.
The No Tears Project is a jazz collective that interprets civil rights history through music. Conceived by pianist Christopher Parker and vocalist Kelley Hurt in partnership with the Oxford American, the group formed in 2017 after being commissioned to write music honoring the Little Rock Nine–the heroic Black students to first attend Central High School in 1957. The No Tears Project jazz ensemble, led by pianist Christopher Parker and vocalist Kelley Hurt, will bring us the world premiere of all new works created by and in collaboration with luminary composer Oliver Lake, poet Treasure Shields Redmond, dancer Ashley Tate, and singer Brian Owens that recognize St. Louisans and the city’s legacy in the broader American civil rights story. The band will also play selections from the No Tears Suite, which Oxford American commissioned in 2017 to honor the Little Rock Nine.
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