From NPR Music, Two Jazz Performances That Wrestle With Race And Policing [NPR.org]

Samantha Sangenito 12/2/1512:00 PM

Hi Code Switch readers! I'm here from NPR Music, where I mostly cover jazz. I thought you might be interested two big performances we recently featured in which the artists took a moment to talk about police intimidation and violence against African-Americans.

When Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah — a bold, new-school sort of trumpeter — played a Tiny Desk Concert for us, he played "Ku Klux Police Department," which he says stems from a time he was harassed by police officers in his hometown of New Orleans. The full story, and the song that emerged from it, can be heard around 15:40 in this video...

[For more of this story, written by Patrick Jarenwattananon, go to http://www.npr.org/sections/co...th-race-and-policing]

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