Mos Def presents BIG
The Spirit Music Sextet feat. Meshell Ndegeocello.
Aug 27th 7pm
The Delacorte Theater, Central Park at 81st Street

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Fri, August 27
MOS DEF presents BIG / THE SPIRIT MUSIC SEXTET feat. MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO
Mos Def, the multi-talented rapper, rocker, and stage and screen actor, continues his explorations of jazz with the premiere of Big. Drawing from material by Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Gil-Scott Heron, Beyonce and original compositions, Mos Def and his big band, with musical direction by percussionist Will Calhoun (Black Jack Johnson/Living Colour) explode the boundaries between jazz, soul and hip-hop. Spirit Music. Improvisational sound exploration. New compositions influenced by life, Miles Davis, Kool Herc, Carl Sagan and holyscripture. What jazz and funk originally implied for the future. Meshell Ndegeocello has pulled together some of the best and most creative musicians in the world to raise praises, shouts and celebrations ofindividual interpretation. $40 for general public / $35 for Public Theater members

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