Performances by Blue Note Ensemble (directed by Chris Rottmayer) and the Contemporary Jazz Ensemble (directed by Johannes Wallmann). Spring 2020 interdisciplinary artists-in-residence Ben Barson (saxophonist) and Gizelxanath Rodriguez (vocalist), as well as Nejma Nefertiti and all of the Afro Yaqui Music Collective, will join this session as guests.
Barson Rodriguez
Art Equals Politics: From the Streets to Social Justice
Nejma Nefertiti shares her experience as an EmCee, an open mic session follows.
UW–Madison to host musicians and activists Ben Barson and Gizelxanath Rodriguez as the spring 2020 Division of the Arts Interdisciplinary Artists-in-Residence
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of the Arts (presenter) welcomes Ben Barson and Gizelxanath Rodriguez as the spring 2020 Interdisciplinary Artists-in-Residence. Both Barson and Rodriguez are musicians, artivists (artists and activists), environmentalists and co-founders of …
Lunch & Learn with Ben Barson and Gizelxanath Rodriguez
At this Lunch & Learn, musicians Ben Barson and Gizelxanath Rodriguez will offer an overview of the arts in social justice work, grounded in cultural solidarity.
Meet & Greet Breakfast
Meet Ben Barson and Gizelxanath Rodriguez, spring 2020 Interdisciplinary Artists in Residence, over coffee and a continental breakfast buffet at the University Club.