In the Tradition Jazz Ensemble
2:00 pm, Saturday, February 24
In The Tradition began in Detroit in the early 1990's when 5 members 
of the Neal Henry Septet formed the Christopher James/Charles Hopkins 
Quintet.  Over the years they became In the Tradition and found their 
calling.  Through the works of In The Tradition they “seek to educate 
listeners around the world about the African story, and hook the 
culturally disenfranchised members of the 'Diaspora' back into their 
heritage, laying on them [the] ensemble's refined expression of 
African-American classical music, in as authentic a presentation as they
 can muster.” (Matt Ward, Detroit Jazz Magazine, 10-16-13) 
“This band's métier is straight-ahead Jazz, unplugged and resplendent
 in all its acoustic simplicity and textural earthiness, and underpinned
 by rhythms inspired by all parts of the far-flung reaches of the 
African Diaspora”...Matt Ward, Detroit Jazz Magazine, 10-16-13. 
Brought to the community through a generous bequest from Bess 
Commodore. WUVS 103.7 "The Community Station" the Beat is the media 
sponsor. 
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