Presented by Julian Manzara as part of The Cedar Artist Collective
LINEAGE BLACK MUSIC SERIES: Seaberg & the Black Velvet Punks and Sarah M. Greer
Friday, November 15th, 2019 / Doors: 6:30 PM / Show: 7:00 PM
All Ages
Mixed Seated and Standing
$5, $10, $15, or $20
This event will take place at Pimento Rumbar, 2524 Nicollet Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404.
This is both a standing and seated show with general admission, first-come-first-served seating. The Cedar is happy to reserve seats for patrons who require special seating accommodations. To request seating or other access accommodations, please go to our Access page.
General Admission tickets are available online and by phone. Tickets will be available by cash only at the door.
At the door, no one will be turned away due to lack of funds.
ABOUT THE SERIES
Lineage: Black Music Series is a live music series held monthly at Pimento Jamaican Kitchen. The series seeks to honor the Black Heritage of several American musical forms, hold space for Black artists, and make this music more widely accessible. Previous nights of the series have featured Babatunde Lea, Mankwe Ndosi, and Davu Seru, Lila Ammons Jazz Group, Kashimana, and Lifeforce led by Kenne Thomas.
The October night of the series features the talents of Seaberg & the Black Velvet Punks and Sarah M. Greer.
The series is a project by Julian Manzara with support from The Cedar Cultural Center and the Cedar Artist Collective.
About Seaberg & the Black Velvet Punks
Seaberg & the Black Velvet Punks is a hip hop, jazz punk, and neo-soul band fronted by Black genderqueer guitarist, Taylor Seaberg with drummer/vocalist, Traiveon Dunlap and bassist/vocalist, Roderick Glasper.
They have performed for Walker Art Center's Third Thursday, First Avenue Goes to the State Fair with Brother Ali and DemAtlas, a Greenroom Magazine sponsored show for Oshun, and more.
Seaberg and the Velvet Punks performing "Tricksy” courtesy of the artists’ YouTube channel.
About Sarah M. Greer
Named one of "15 artists of color to know on the Twin Cities jazz scene" by The Current in 2019, Sarah M. Greer is an improvisational vocalist who performs regularly with a cappella ensemble the Give Get Sistet and a variety of Minnesota jazz musicians, including Steven Hobert, Dean Magraw and Davu Seru. Her debut album, What the Music Says Do, was released this past year.
She's performed at numerous events, festivals and conferences, including the 30th Annual Women & Spirituality Conference and she's received three Artist Initiative Awards by the Minnesota State Arts Board.
Sarah M. Greer performing “Awake” courtesy of the artist’s YouTube channel.
ABOUT THE ARTIST COLLECTIVE
The Cedar’s Artist Collective is a group of curatorial artists and cultural liaisons from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities who are advising efforts at The Cedar Cultural Center to expand access and diversify programming. The group is comprised of of artists associated with Midnimo and the Cedar Commissions: Ritika Ganguly, Julian Manzara, Dameun Strange, Harbi, Ifrah Mansour, and Greg Grease.
These innovative artists have spent 2019 curating their own shows at The Cedar, developing initiatives to increase access to the arts at The Cedar, and advising our staff and programming. This is The Cedar’s first-ever multicultural, multi-genre music collective in the organization’s 30-year history.
VISIT THE ARTIST COLLECTIVE WEBSITE PAGE
The ARTIST COLLECTIVE IS SUPPORTED BY:
