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Podcast: Jazz88
Episode: Leslie Parker and DeCarlo Jackson Celebrate Black Dance Improvisation at the Cedar Cultural Center on Saturday
Description: Choreographer Leslie Parker and musician DeCarlo Jackson have been working together in a larger group toward a Black Dance Improvisation concert coming up on Saturday at Cedar Cultural Center. The event is a part of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival and it represents the culmination of work done with a cast of dancers and many of Leslie Parker's mentors from the Twin Cities dance world. Listen to the conversation to hear about how this intensive workshop is the first of its kind in the Twin Cities and the way that Parker and DeCarlo have stretched themselves to present this concert.