PVD World Music – Live at Roger Williams Park

PVD World Music – Live at Roger Williams Park

Saturday, August 24th – FREE

6:00 – 8:00 PM on the Boathouse Lawn

Join us for live Jazz performance by Marcus Grant band featuring Braydon on Bas and Michael on Piano.

About Marcus Grant

Marcus Grant is a professional drummer, percussionist, musicologist, and educator from West Chester, Pennsylvania. He is a Brown University PhD candidate in Musicology & Ethnomusicology. Mr. Grant holds a BM in jazz performance from Temple University, an MM jazz performance and an MM in musicology from the University of Miami (FL). His research focuses on Black Lives Matter protest music and hip-hop, and the intersections of musical protest and digital culture. Other research interests include jazz studies and music in the Black church.

PVD World Music returns to Roger Williams Park Boathouse lawn with another series of a captivating blend of traditional and fusion global sounds and dances performed by talented local artists hailing from Providence and throughout New England, representing diverse cultures from around the world.

We warmly invite you to join us at Roger Williams Park as we commemorate another extraordinary year of music and musical traditions that capture the rich fabric of our global community.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our presenting sponsors Roger Williams Park Conservancy and the Providence Parks Department for their continued generosity. PVD World Music Institute is partially supported by the RISCA Expansion program, Papitto Foundation, and Providence Department of Arts, Tourism and Culture.

This series is part of PVD World Music Institute’s commitment to promoting, celebrating, and enriching the musical traditions and arts of African refugees and immigrants in Rhode Island.

We hope to see you there!