Christopher Parker & Kelley Hurt's "No Tears Project" is an arts/humanities multi-day residency music performance, outreach, and education program based on the experiences of the Little Rock Nine and Central High Desegregation Crisis of 1957. The program is presented with production and marketing support from the Oxford American. An ensemble of typically 7 professional jazz musicians/educators spends 2-3 days in your community doing a combination 1) jazz masterclass (topics range from group improvisation techniques to using creative expression and music to explore social/civics issues); 2) panel discussion/facilitated dialogue on the intersection of civil rights and the arts; and 3) live performance of the "No Tears Suite" by the jazz ensemble (a 60-minute original composition written by Christopher Parker & Kelley Hurt).
Requirements
professional PA and monitor system with 7 wedges and experienced operator; upright acoustic bass; bass amp and speaker; acoustic grand piano, tuned; 5-pc drum set
- Fee
- $13,000 - $18,000 for 1 - 3 events (performance, workshop, panel discussion), plus (6) hotel rooms per night of engagement and backline.
- Time Availability
- Year round