#26. 9 August 2020

dearest all,

i hope this email finds you well.

as always, here are some things worth listening to (i think).

Khalil Gibran Muhammad speaking at John Jay College in 2015. this man has taught me SO MUCH. he can teach you, too. it stings. but it's important. i always knew i had it easy. and i always knew it wasn't fair. but i never really knew. you know?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STKb-ai6874

Kenny Warren Trio :: In the Heat
did i already write about this? i meant to. the title and the motivation are spot-fucking-on right now. Nathaniel Morgan recorded this group beautifully. and they play their butts off. i'd call this a gateway drug to improvised music and free-jazz if you're one of the folks on my list who isn't fully plugged into that stuff.

bell hooks and Cornel West speaking at New School University on my birthday in 2014. watching these two agree and clash, weave and fray... damn. this is a beautiful talk / dialogue. again. if you didn't know, now you know.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LL0k6_pPKw&t=19s