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X-WR-CALNAME:Black History Month Celebration Concert\, St. Stephens\, Ri
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X-WR-CALDESC:Episcopal Church in Connecticut
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SUMMARY:Black History Month Celebration Concert\, St. Stephens\, Ridgefi
 eld
DESCRIPTION:Jake Blount (pronounced: blunt) is an award-winning interpre
 ter of Black folk music based in Providence\, RI. Initially recognized f
 or his skill as a string band musician\, Blount has charted an unprecede
 nted\, Afrofuturist course on his pilgrimage through sound archives and 
 song collections. In his hands\, the banjo\, fiddle\, electric guitar an
 d synthesizer become ceremonial objects used to channel the insurgent cr
 eativity of his forebears. From transfixing solo sets to full-band festi
 val appearances complete with crowd-surfing and ecstatic chants\, Blount
 ’s performances seamlessly merge centuries-old traditional songs with 
 the trappings and techniques of modern Black genres.\n\nBlount has share
 d his music at venues including Carnegie Hall\, Newport Folk Festival\, 
 the Library of Congress and NPR’s Tiny Desk. His knowledge and skill h
 ave deepened over the course of his still-young career\, and his vision 
 has grown more ambitious - but his music has only grown in popular appea
 l.\n\nIn addition to his on-stage offerings\, his engagements frequently
  include lectures and presentations pertaining to both his original rese
 arch and the history of Black string band music. He has shared this work
  at Yale University\, Berklee College of Music\,  the Smithsonian Insti
 tution and elsewhere. He also makes regular appearances at music camps\,
  most notably Earful of Fiddle Music &amp\; Dance Camp\, offering hands-
 on  instruction in fiddle and banjo. As of fall 2023\, Blount is a Ph.D
 . student in Musicology  &amp\; Ethnomusicology at Brown University.\n\
 n&nbsp\;
URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.episcopalct.org/events/black-history-month-cel
 ebration-concert-st-stephens-ridgefield/
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LOCATION:353 Main St.
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