No Tears Suite - Live in Fayetteville - Jazz Concert commemorating the Little Rock 9

  • Aug 24 - Sep 24, 2021

  • Fayetteville Public Library (Performance Hall)

    401 West Mountain Street
    Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
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Description

**In an effort to safeguard musicians and guests, reduced capacity and social distancing practices will be in place during both performances, and masks are required indoors.  All seating is first-come, first served.
 

The Fayetteville Public Library will host the Northwest Arkansas performance of the No Tears Suite on Friday, September 24, in the library’s Event Center, located at 401 W. Mountain St. in Fayetteville, AR. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the concert will begin at 8 p.m.


Presented By:
Oxford American in partnership with Fayetteville Roots, University of Arkansas Center for Multicultural & Diversity Education, Vernon AME Church, and The Woody Guthrie Center. 


ABOUT NO TEARS SUITE
No Tears Suite, originally presented in 2017 by Oxford American, was written by Little Rock jazz pianist Christopher Parker and vocalist Kelley Hurt. The Suite is a monumental ode to the Little Rock Nine and was performed at Central High School National Historic Site in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of Little Rock Central High School’s integration. The Suite honors the sacrifices and ongoing work of all those who strive to build a more just and equal society. In this reprisal, Parker and Hurt will be joined by five exceptional jazz artists, including GRAMMY-winning jazz drummer Brian Blade, Jamel Mitchell (tenor saxophone), Roland Guerin (bass), Marc Franklin (trumpet and flugelhorn), and Chad Fowler (baritone and alto saxophone). 

 

“I am extremely honored to have these invaluable instruments restored and am deeply grateful to Fayetteville Roots for their kind, most generous donation of time and resources.  This Hammond Organ and these microphones delivered the message of hope to the community in the years after the 1921 Tulsa Massacre.  I am thrilled they will continue in service. They are yet another reminder and testament of Greenwood’s resiliency.” said Reverend Dr. Robert Turner of Vernon AME.

“Growing up in Tulsa, I encountered the legacy of Vernon AME church as a teen when I first learned about the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. The legacy of perseverance of Vernon AME and Greenwood captivated and inspired me. I have spent my entire adult life grappling with what the people of my hometown did to the Greenwood community. In the legacy of fellow Okie, Woody Guthrie, I made a lifelong commitment to telling that story through song. Working with this amazing team of community organizers to present the No Tears Suite in Fayetteville and Tulsa and to see these historic instruments restored is a dream come true. I feel this project is helping to build an artistic and community bridge between Arkansas and Oklahoma. Our two states share so much. Our region and our shared history is not bound or separated by borders or walls,” said Bryan Hembree, Co-Founder of Fayetteville Roots & Director of Arts & Culture for the UA Center for Multicultural & Diversity Education.

 

Date & Time

Aug 24 - Sep 24, 2021

Venue Details

Fayetteville Public Library (Performance Hall)

401 West Mountain Street
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 Fayetteville Public Library (Performance Hall)
Folk School of Fayetteville

FOLK SCHOOL OF FAYETTEVILLE is a 501(c)3 non-profit music organization popularly known as Fayetteville Roots. 
For over a 13 years we have carried out our mission to connnect community through music and food. Over that time we have fostered concerts & community/educational events in Northwest Arkansas. We believe in our music community and strive to create opportunies for connections and learning. 

In 2022 one of our signature events, the Fayetteville Roots Festival, was paused. 2023 brings a new chapter and a new location for our organization. The Folk School of Fayetteville, located in the historic Walker Stone House near the Fayetteville Square, will open in late Spring 2023 with space for lessons, classes, workshops, jams, and more.


What is a Folk School and why do you need to know about it?
Folk Schools originated as a way for communities to learn from each other, especially vital to communities that didn’t have access to “formal education”.     Folk Schools create an environment that encourages People teaching People, rather than a classical education approach of Professor and Student.

Folk School of Fayetteville is continuing this model by providing space for musicians to learn from each other, for new players to learn, and for long time musicians to develop new technique and skills — and this is available to ALL the FOLKS (people).  Folk School is open to all genres, identities, and cultures, and is excited to host music that is as dynamic and varied as our community.


Folk School of Fayetteville is buit on the body of work (13 years) of Fayetteville Roots Festival, and is fostered on many of its guiding principles:
Create opportunities for our music community
Support and present multivaried music genres, identities, & cultures
Commitment to free & low-cost community learning
Creative re-use of existing urban spaces
Collaboration with the community & music/arts organizations
Low waste & low impact sustainable events


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