Guru. Photo courtesy of Sol Sketches
Sunday, July 25, 2010
3–5 pm
Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden, 1st Floor
Jazz musician Diallo House and band members Brian Jackson, Jeremy "Bean" Clemons, Stacy Dillard, Kevin Louis, Tony Cortes, Mavis "Swan" Poole, and Belynda Jones pay homage to the 1990s hip-hop artist Keith “Guru” Elam, co-founder of the duo Gang Starr and a pioneer in bridging hip-hop and jazz. A preceding gallery talk takes place at 2 p.m., focusing on connections between the music performed and contemporary art in the Museum’s collection.