The Black Legacy Project

A musical celebration of Black history to advance racial solidarity, equity, and belonging, the Black Music Legacy Project was developed in the summer of 2020 in the wake of the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, the project launched with week-long residencies in seven communities across the country between 2021 - 2023 including Atlanta, Boise, the Mississippi Delta, Denver, the Ozarks of Northwest Arkansas, Los Angeles, and the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. As it traveled the country, the Black LP brought together Black and White artists and artists of all backgrounds to record present-day interpretations of songs central to the Black American experience and to compose originals relevant to the pressing calls for change of our time. Community roundtable discussions helped inform how these songs were interpreted and written. Tonight's performance takes place at 8 at the Treelawn.