This event is in the past.It took place on May 1, 2026 at The Word Is Change.
Jazz & BluesJazz & BluesAhmed Abdullah with Ed Hazell and Pheeroan akLaff—A Strange Celestial Celebration
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Two jazz legends reunite to celebrate 50 years of the Wildflowers loft jazz recordings and a memoir of life in Sun Ra's Arkestra. Expect intimate conversation, rare stories, and the living history of Black creative music in Brooklyn.
jazz history
author talk
Bed-Stuy
Sun Ra legacy
Tips
🎺"music of the spirit" (Phil Freeman)
📚check out the revolutionary book selection while you're there
🎷Wildflowers recordings made at Studio RivBea, May 1976
Ahmed Abdullah with Ed Hazell and Pheeroan akLaff—A Strange Celestial Celebration
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Jazz & BluesJazz & BluesTwo jazz legends reunite to celebrate 50 years of the Wildflowers loft jazz recordings and a memoir of life in Sun Ra's Arkestra. Expect intimate conversation, rare stories, and the living history of Black creative music in Brooklyn.
jazz history
author talk
Bed-Stuy
Sun Ra legacy
Tips
🎺"music of the spirit" (Phil Freeman)
📚check out the revolutionary book selection while you're there
🎷Wildflowers recordings made at Studio RivBea, May 1976
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