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Legendary drummer Will Calhoun shares his music and artwork at "Blues People" event at Express Newark

Will Calhoun
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Will Calhoun

Featured in the Express Newark's "Blues People" exhibition, Derrick Adams's “The Holdout II” is a social sculpture with a house-like structure and the format of a pirate radio station. With Sister From Another Planet (Andrea Rose Clarke, SFAP) as its host, “The Holdout II”  welcomes creatives and cultural practitioners to engage in conversation about gentrification, economic development, and land ownership in Newark and beyond, set to the curated sounds of SFAP.

Drummer Will Calhoun
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Drummer Will Calhoun

On Saturday, June 29th, Will Calhoun, the legendary drummer from the rock band, "Living Colour," will offer a groundbreaking and transformative drumming workshop. During his live performance, Calhoun's photography and digital Afro-futuristic images will be projected. Each event is free to the public, and refreshments will be served.

WBGO's Sheila Anderson spoke with Will Calhoun about the special event at Express Newark and the beginnings of "Living Colour."

You can SEE the entire interview here.

In 1995 Sheila E. Anderson joined the staff of WBGO in Newark, New Jersey where she hosts <i>Weekend Jazz Overnight </i>and <i>Salon Sessions</i>. She has authored four books: <i>The Quotable Musician: From Bach to Tupac</i> (2003), <i>How to Grow as A Musician: What All Musicians Must Know to Succeed</i> (2005) (both published by Allworth Press), <i>The Little Red Book of Musicians Wisdom</i> (Skyhorse Press, 2012) and the 2<sup>nd</sup> edition of <i>How to Grow as A Musician</i> was published in 2019,<br/><br/>In addition to curating jazz at the Newark Museum of Art, Ms. Anderson is a 2017 Columbia University Community Scholar, an inaugural Dan <br/>Morgenstern Fellow by the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers-Newark <br/>(2020), is a graduate of Baruch College and resides in Harlem, NYC.<br/>