Leimert Park - A Concert Anamnesis is a program of (J)azz music & poetry developed & led by bassist Trevor Ware. The songs were written based upon 30 years of experiences in Leimert Park. The concert features many of the musicians who have made Leimert Park the cultural center of Black Los Angeles playing compositions inspired by the artistry of Leimert Park. 

Purchase your tickets for the April 28, 2023 livestream today at viewstub for $10.  Tickets are sold 1st-come, 1st-served @ the door for $20. There will be one show @ 8pm.

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Leimert Park - A Concert Anamnesis

April 28, 2023  8:00PM ~ 9:30PM PT

The World Stage Art, Education & Performance Gallery

4321 Degnan Blvd (map)

Los Angeles' Leimert Park Village, CA 90008

(323) 293-2451

www.theWorldStage.org

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It seems only fitting that such a concert would be held at the iconic World Stage Performance Gallery; the venerable house of (J)azz founded by drummer Billy Higgins & Poet Kamau Daaood. Performers include:

• Trevor Ware - acoustic & electric bass

• Dale Fielder - tenor sax

• John Rangel - piano

• Kenny Elliott - drums

• Jacques Lesure - guitar

• Munyungo Jackson - percussion

• Kamau Daaood - poetry

   “It can be said that members of the band helped create much of the artistry of Leimert Park at that time”, said Ware.  “Personally, I wanted to have guys who were there when these memories were created.  I know we'll have no problem getting the right spirit in the room."

Most of the concert, & almost all of the songs to be played were written by bassist Ware during the recent pandemic. “Like most of us, my life was upended by Covid. I was home looking for something to do. When I got myself into a creative space mentally & physically these songs just started to emerge.”

As an active musician, Ware assumed his muse would be the violence at the hands of police which roiled the news in early 2020. However, what emerged were positive reflections on his musical past; much of it in Leimert Park. Ware continued, “I guess the way my psyche dealt w/ all the hate we saw in America prior to the pandemic was to find memories of a lovely, artistic community & write about it. It feels like time to share this new music w/ the world.”

The concert will open with Kamau Daaood reciting his poem Leimert Park & close with his 2020 update to this iconic tome. The concert will feature musical tributes to Billy HIggins, Ron Muldrow, Derf Reklaw, Horace Tapscott, The Anansi Writers Workshop, among others.  

Original songs include:

1. Leimert Park - Kamau Daaood tribute to Leimert Park

2. Billy's Breeze - Tribute to Billy Higgins

3. New Minor - Tribute to Ron Mudrow 

4. As A Child - Composed by & dedicated to Horace Tapscott 

5. Degnan Nocturne - Remembering the Jazz Caravan in Leimert Park

6. Pheeling Pharoah - Inspired by & dedicated to Pharoah Sanders 

7. A New Thing - An update to Leimert Park by Kamau Daaood & Tribute to Derf Reklaw.