- Sunday, February 19
- 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
- James Reese Career and Technical Center
- 12300 University Blvd. Sugar Land TX 77479
DACAMERA, Fort Bend ISD and Writers in the Schools present a showcase of original and interpretive student work that brings together music, poetry and visuals to engage audiences in learning about the historic discovery and pay tribute to the Sugar Land 95.
This event is held in conjunction with the premiere on May 12 of Kendrick Scott’s Unearthed. See link to details below.
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Cécile McLorin Salvant
- Friday | February 10
- 8:00 pm | TONIGHT! Tickets are available. Box office opens at 6:30 PM.
- Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center
Jazz vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant is one of the most prescient and fearless voices in music today, evolving from a competition winner and favorite of critics to a three-time Grammy Award winner.
Christian McBride’s New Jawn
- Friday | March 3
- 8:00 pm
- Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center
Eight-time Grammy Award-winning jazz bassist Christian McBride is a force of nature, fusing the fire and fury of a virtuoso with the depth and grounding of a seasoned journeyman.
Kendrick Scott | Unearthed
- Friday | May 12
- 8:00 pm
- Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center
A new DACAMERA production memorializing the Sugar Land 95, bringing together original music, poetry and visuals. Unearthed pays tribute to the tragic history behind the recent discovery of the remains of 95 Black people in unmarked graves in Sugar Land, Texas.
Kendrick Scott, composer/drums; Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton, poet; Robert Hodge, visual artist; Harlem Quartet; Gerald Clayton, piano; Walter Smith III, saxophone; Joe Sanders, bass
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