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Wait Means Never: A Musical Exploration of MLK’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Wait Means Never: A Musical Exploration of MLK’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail
Developed by the Philadelphia Jazz Project | Included in Museum Admission

Join them at Liberty Hall (third floor) on Saturday, Jan. 14 at 1 p.m for Wait Means Never, which is an engaging intermingling of spoken word, singing, and instrumental music paying tribute to one of America’s greatest citizens and thinkers, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The hour-long performance by the Philadelphia Jazz Project will focus on his 1963 Letter from a Birmingham Jail, a timeless letter that is a profoundly engaging rumination on faith, race, community, justice, democracy, and humanity.

Their performers are currently slated to be:
Bethlehem Roberson - Vocals / Body Percussion
Jocko MacNelly - Bass and Guitar
Kendra Butler Waters - Piano (Keyboard )
Malik Henry - Drums and Percussion
Marcell Bellinger - Trumpet & Keyboards
Josh Lee - Saxophones
Warren Longmire - Poet/Spoken Word Artist

See here for more info: Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend 2023 at the Museum - Museum of the American Revolution (amrevmuseum.org)

Note: This is not a service project. Event is at Liberty Hall in person at 1 PM on Jan 14, 2023.

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Age Minimum (with Adult): 18+

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