Published On Premiered Feb 18, 2022
Members of Yale Undergraduate Jazz Collective interviewed the Black Art Jazz Collective over Zoom to learn about how they rehearse, the interpersonal dynamics of the collective, how black history and culture influence their music, and how playing jazz taught them about life.
Songs in order:
Yesterday - Wayne Escoffery
No Words - Jeremy Pelt
Tulsa - James Burton III
Involuntary Servitude - Wayne Escoffery
(latter three were pulled with permission from: • Black Art Jazz Collective Performance... )
Black Art Jazz Collective members featured:
Wayne Escoffery - saxophone and co-founder
Jeremy Pelt - trumpet and co-founder
Rashaan Carter - bass
Mark Whitfield Jr. - drums
James Burton III - trombone
Victor Gould - piano
YUJC Production:
Ethan Dodd
Akeel Vitarana
Kevin Chan