Olu Dara, master of the blues, legend of the free-jazz movement and father of aclaimed hip-hop artist Nas, will bring his soulful dance and blues groove to the Studio Museum in Harlem on Tuesday, April 24 at 8:00 p.m. The concert, Blues Up and Down, from the Mississippi Mud to the Avant-garde: the Olu Dara Band, is the latest installment of the Columbia/Harlem Jazz Project, a two-year concert series.
Olu Dara in Madison, Wis., in 1999
The series is co-produced by Columbia’s Center for Jazz Studies, along with New Heritage Theater Group and Community Works.
Admission is $15 in advance, $20 at the door and $12 for museum members. To purchase tickets, call (212) 864-4500 ext. 237.
The Columbia/Harlem Jazz Project is made possible by a generous grant from the New York State Music Fund. Additional support for the Center for Jazz Studies is provided by the Ford Foundation, the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation and Brilliant Corners.
Production Number: 491
Shot: Feb 9, 2007
Published: April 17, 2007
Last modified:Apr 20, 2007
