We stand in solidarity with the uprising unfolding across the country following the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Nina Pop, Jamel Floyd, and those affected by generations of structural violence against Black communities.

We're putting together a list of resources for self-education, mutual aid, and ongoing action in the struggle for racial justice.

Search View Archive

Chris Nelson

CHRIS NELSON lives and works in Brooklyn.

Winter Jazzfest

Rova’s Electric Ascension

By Chris Nelson

Winter Jazzfest concluded with the New York City premiere of Rova Saxophone Quartet’s Electric Ascension, a 21st-century reincarnation of John Coltrane’s Ascension—Trane’s 1965 paean to freedom and expression. Electric Ascension brought together an all-star cast of improvisers to channel the spirit of Coltrane’s seminal album, which Coltrane himself never performed live.

Electric Ascension at (le) poisson rouge. Photo by Marek Lazarski © 2016.
ADVERTISEMENTS
close

The Brooklyn Rail

JUL-AUG 2020

All Issues