This performance celebrates the musical world of Ralph Ellison. Alongside his writing life, Ellison was an accomplished trumpeter and close with many jazz and other music legends from Satchmo and Duke all the way to Ray Charles and Ornette Coleman.

Catch Jazz in the Key of Ellison in Florida, California and Chicago!

Friday February 8, 2019 - Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Miami, FL

Saturday February 16 - Balboa Theater, San Diego, CA

Friday February 22 - Chicago Symphony Center, Chicago, IL

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra member Andy Farber, longtime tenor player, arranger, and section leader, will lead a nine-piece band for these shows (drums, upright bass, piano, two trumpets, one trombone, three saxes/winds)

Features Nona Hendryx, Will Downing, Quiana Lynell, and guest trumpet player Nicholas Payton

Special guest host/narrator TBA

January 28 - February 1, 2019

You will find Nona Hendryx hard at work at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, collaborating and sharing her musical expertise with students and faculty to create an interdisciplinary multimedia performance.

Read more about her longstanding relationship with Berklee here

Nona funks out on a podcast with Jacque and Joy-Ann Reid!

Listen on Spotify or select Episode 1 on iTunes!

Cousin Jacque is joined in-studio by special guest-host and honorary Reid, Chris Witherspoon to talk the importance of good therapy, if Omarosa earned her "black card" back, Madonna's Aretha Franklin tribute, and Queen Sugar and Love Is season finales. Legendary singer Nona Hendyx graces the studio with her "funkadelic" flare.

More News from the Nonaverse! Join me on Sept 10th and 11th @ 7:00pm I’m hosting an evening of strong feminine voices. The first of 2 We the People shows, celebrating the power of femme in all its forms, shades, and identities. It’s a high-wattage forum for outspoken feminists, featuring performances from the brilliant Flotilla DeBarge, the edgy Elizabeth and the catapult, Tami Thomsen Divinity Roxx and her Funky Band & singer songwriter Sarah Jaffe.

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AFROPUNK BrooklynPOWERJAM

August 26th
5:45 The Green Stage

The AFROPUNK 2018 Power Jam brings together some of todays rising stars, established giants, and living legends to use their voices to shine an arch from the past to the now and turn to our future. Black Women intention makes clear that at this start of the 21st century we are fueling every aspect of living and connection to the earth. Our music is still our vibrating signature on the freedom line.

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Black Women Rock Legacy Featuring Angela Davis Nona Hendryx Helga Davis Felicia M Collins Kat Dyson SATE Militia Vox Kimberly Nichole NOVA TWINS Sophia Urista Kim Jordan Allison Miller Ganessa James Juliette Jones Toshi Reagon Shelley Nicole Jefferson Ki Ki Hawkins
http://afropunkfest.com/brooklyn/lineup/powerjam/