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X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X (1992)

Anthony Davis X
Reviewed by Josef Woodard | Oct 23, 1992
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Details Lead Performance: Anthony Davis X; Genre: Jazz

Classical and jazz composer-pianist Anthony Davis deftly combines traditional operatic conventions with the muscular grit of his avant-jazz ensemble, Episteme, in this 1986 grand opera, X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X. A

Originally posted Oct 23, 1992 Published in issue #141 Oct 23, 1992 Order article reprints

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