Marcus Shelby, the jazz bassist and composer whose swinging music is often fueled by his passion for history and social justice, just finished a monthlong run at Berkeley Rep accompanying Anna Deavere Smith in her new multi-voiced solo work, “Notes From the Field: Doing Time in Education.” It deals with the so-called school-to-prison pipeline that funnels mostly poor young people of color into the unforgiving criminal justice system, a subject even more relevant now, in this post-Ferguson moment, than when Smith wrote the piece.
Marcus Shelby’s Musical Suite On Prison Industry
By Jesse Hamlin, San Francisco Chronicle: Entertainment
Wed, 09/02/2015 - 10:57am
Welcome to Wopular
Wopular is an
online newspaper rack,
giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.
Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular,
MWB,
RottenTomatoes
MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site
- "Expendables 4" Starts Shooting This Fall, Says Randy Couture at the Arnold Sports Festival more
- “Expendables 4” Gets Funding Interest from “Ip Man 3” Financier more
- "Ip Man 3" Distributor Suspected of Box Office Fraud, Parent Company Loses $200M in Market Cap more
- Yen Targets "Ip Man 4" for 2018 Release; Discusses Film with Director, Producer more
- "Ip Man 3" Shatters Expectations with $72M Opening [China Box Office] more