Roulette: Immanuel Wilkins - BLUES BLOOD | BLACK FUTURE

Event by Roulette.

Roulette is proud to present a new commission by saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins entitled BLUES BLOOD | BLACK FUTURE — a work that navigates the spiritual and cultural landscape of Black America through long meditations, vamps, and multiple modalities. Based on the story of Daniel Hamm who was a member of the Harlem Six, also known as the Blood Brothers—a group of children falsely accused and tried for murder in 1965, BLUES BLOOD | BLACK FUTURE explores blues as a symbol of radical optimism in the face of adversity and blood as a symbol of all things ancestral and generational.

Immanuel Wilkins: saxophone
Micah Thomas: piano
Daryl Johns: bass
Kweku Sumbry: drums
Alyssa McDoom: voice
Ganavya Doraiswamy: voice
Yaw Agyeman: voice
Sekai Abeni: cooking

The Immanuel Wilkins Quartet has been together for 4 years, dedicated to challenging social narratives and community building. The group has created many interdisciplinary works including collaborations with Rog Walker, David Dempewolf, Sidra Bell Dance NY, Tony Lewis, Terence Price, among others.