Lewis Jordan Trio, for Langston Hughes on His Birthday: February 1, 2018

The Poetry Center presents the Lewis Jordan Trio in performance on the 116th anniversary of the birth of Langston Hughes. The trio, consisting of Lewis Jordan (voice, alto saxophone, harmonica), Sandra Poindexter (violin, electric violin, percussion), and Jimmy Biala (voice, percussion, drums), performs music to poetry by Langston Hughes, Lewis Jordan, and Bertolt Brecht, including some works found on the CD, Lewis Jordan and Music at Large, this is where i came in (Common Notions, 2017). The performance is followed by a conversation in response to questions from the audience.

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DocFilm Institute
Location
The Poetry Center, SFSU
Date
02/01/2018
Total Run Time
01:28:19
Contributor
Steve Dickison, Francis Wong
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Conversation (00:35:04)

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Lewis Jordan (00:53:00)

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