BACC Fundraiser with Jamal Gray & The Avant Vanguard / Freedome / Mia & The Argonauts
BACC Fundraiser with Jamal Gray & The Avant Vanguard / Freedome / Mia & The Argonauts
June 3 from 6:30pm to 9:30pm
The Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition (BACC) has been fighting to protect the graves of African-Americans buried at the Moses Cemetery along River Road, just over the DC border, since 2016, taking the case all the way to the Maryland Supreme Court to stop developers from desecrating these graves. Three musical acts will perform on June 3rd to raise money for the non-profit BACC and to honor the ancestors whose resting place has been disturbed and whose history has been erased. Please join us for music, resistance and community!
Jamal Gray & The Avant Vanguard explores sonic cultural memory through experimental minimal jazz, electronics, and sound collage. Featuring members of the Nag Champa Art Ensemble and extended family tree.
Freedome is a writer, artist, educator, and vocalist who is known as the "the Jingle Queen" and who has been performing for more than two decades with a variety of established musical artists including, but not limited to, Ralph MacDonald, Joe Cocker, Whitney Houston, and Yoko Ono. Currently she performs with In Process, the acappella women's singing act that is the sister group of Bernice Johnson Reagon's Sweet Honey in the Rock.
Mia & The Argonauts is a jangly rock group led by singer-songwriter Mia Chu, who is backed by a group of teachers from Jackson-Reed High School (James Kelly on guitar, Marc Minsker on bass, and Tom Murphy on drums).
Tickets are $10 for students and sliding scale $20- $40 for everyone else, with all proceeds going to support BACC. VIP Tickets are $50 which includes an opening reception with wine, lite fare, and reserved parking.
BACC Fundraiser with Jamal Gray & The Avant Vanguard / Freedome / Mia & The Argonauts
June 3 from 6:30pm to 9:30pm
The Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition (BACC) has been fighting to protect the graves of African-Americans buried at the Moses Cemetery along River Road, just over the DC border, since 2016, taking the case all the way to the Maryland Supreme Court to stop developers from desecrating these graves. Three musical acts will perform on June 3rd to raise money for the non-profit BACC and to honor the ancestors whose resting place has been disturbed and whose history has been erased. Please join us for music, resistance and community!
Jamal Gray & The Avant Vanguard explores sonic cultural memory through experimental minimal jazz, electronics, and sound collage. Featuring members of the Nag Champa Art Ensemble and extended family tree.
Freedome is a writer, artist, educator, and vocalist who is known as the "the Jingle Queen" and who has been performing for more than two decades with a variety of established musical artists including, but not limited to, Ralph MacDonald, Joe Cocker, Whitney Houston, and Yoko Ono. Currently she performs with In Process, the acappella women's singing act that is the sister group of Bernice Johnson Reagon's Sweet Honey in the Rock.
Mia & The Argonauts is a jangly rock group led by singer-songwriter Mia Chu, who is backed by a group of teachers from Jackson-Reed High School (James Kelly on guitar, Marc Minsker on bass, and Tom Murphy on drums).
Tickets are $10 for students and sliding scale $20- $40 for everyone else, with all proceeds going to support BACC. VIP Tickets are $50 which includes an opening reception with wine, lite fare, and reserved parking.
