Freedom Seekers: Echoes in Jazz Co-Organized by Simon Newman

Poster for the event Freedom Seekers: Echoes in Jazz. The poster has a semi-transparent image of a man playing an instrument, and superimposed over the instrument is a metal artifact that looks like shackles.

Simon Newman (fellow) is a co-organizer of the event Freedom Seekers: Echoes in Jazz. The event is a collaboration between the UW–Madison School of Music’s Jazz Composer’s Group and the Freedom Seekers project in the Department of History.

The event will begin with a complimentary reception and exhibition, and will culminate in a concert consisting of original pieces of music inspired by the Freedom Seekers project.

The reception and exhibition will begin at 6:30pm in the lobby of the Hamel Music Center (740 University Ave), and the concert will begin at 7:30pm.