From Nat King Cole to Ray Charles to Marvin Gaye: Michael Stephenson takes journey. In pointing us to our own past, this band makes a very modern statement here and now. In the face of injustice, inequality and racism, their music reminds us of our capacity to love, to hold each other and dance, and to agitate for a better future. You ask us what it means to be a Black American musician, or a white American musician? In response they play a slice of our inheritance — some of the most beautiful songs we know! Michael Stephenson – voice and tenor saxophone, Alexander Claffy – bass Sean Mason – piano, Itay Morchi – drums, Benny Benack III – trumpet *Thank you to The Italian Cultural Centre
