Ruth Naomi Floyd with James Newton, Gary Thomas

[felser]

Ruth Naomi Floyd (my wife's old roomate) will be live in concert in Philadelphia on November 15. Her group that night will include the great flute player James Newton, well-known saxophonist Gary Thomas, Bryan Carrott ( the best vibes player out there to my ears - has never been properly caught on record), pianist James Weidman (her musical director), bassist Matthew Parrish, and drummer Mark Prince. The concert is at 7:30, details can be found here:

http://www.ruthnaomifloyd.com/images/concert.pdf

Earlier that same day will be a symposium on The Historical Roots of Jazz and It's Relation to the Christian Faith. Symposium speakers include Newton (who is also a visiting professor of ethnomusicology at University of Los Angeles), Weidman (also an adjunct professor at William Patterson University), Dr. Larry Ridley (the wonderful 60's-70's bassist who is currently Executive Director of the African-American Jazz Caucus and is Professor Emeritus from Rutgers University), and six other experts in the field. The Symposium is from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM on the same date, and details can be found here:

http://www.ruthnaomifloyd.com/images/symposium.pdf

Tickets to the symposium are $15 in advance, to the Symposium, $20 in advance to the concert, both bargains. Felser and Mrs. Felser wouldn't miss this day! Any one else interested, drop me a line and we can meet up.