A Night of Philosophy and Ideas

M is Black Enough (aka Miyamoto is Black Enough) is a collaborative exploration of meaning and conversation; a contemporary band of hard driving rhythms and biting social commentary that utilizes steelpan, cello, drums, and poetry/vocals. The performance is complex and aggressive, and involves all elements equally in a bold narrative about people, justice, struggle, joy, and celebration.

M is Black Enough is a melange of musical styles forming a brash symphony that nods the head, moves the feet, and asks the listener to challenge and disturb her own comfort. Miyamoto is both a building frenzy of excitement and a cerebral jaunt through one’s own belief systems, leaning towards a joy that refuses itself unless it is foundation’d in justice.

Emilie Lesbros is a conservatory-trained jazz singer and multi-instrumentalist with eclectic tastes and musical projects (ranging from jazz to pop and beyond).

Jen Shyu (徐秋雁) is an experimental jazz vocalist, composer, multi-instrumentalist, dancer, producer, and 2016 Doris Duke Artist. Widely regarded for her virtuosic singing and riveting stage presence, Shyu will premiere her next solo work at National Sawdust June 29, 2017, and release her next album Song of Silver Geese on Pi, kicking off a 50-state U.S. tour of “Songs of Our World Now / Songs Everyone Writes Now (SOWN/SEWN).”

Latasha Alcindor, also informally addressed as “LA,” is an independent artist whose form-free art travels through a wide range of inspiration found in Experimental, Dance, Jazz, Electronic and Hip Hop music. Latasha finds resonance in speaking on political, social and cultural experiences in her music, promoting a much needed agenda for those looking to find inner peace, specifically young women of color. With all of her depth, the beauty in LA’s creative style exists due to the juxtaposition of both her thought-provoking, influential messages and her blithe, unbound sound that carries in strong vibration.

Glockabelle is Annabelle Cazes. She plays two Casio VL-Tones, a lyre-shaped glockenspiel with eight thimbles and sings in both French and English. After being introduced to the sound and styling of the Casio VL-Tones by a neighbor in Paris, Cazes began blending her classical piano techniques with modern synth-pop sounds resulting in beautiful mixture of rhythm and tone. She also developed a unique approach to playing the glockenspiel with eight sewing thimbles.