Photo Essay: Day One of Shaping an Omni-American Future event
After close to a year of planning, organizing, curating, inviting, cajoling, writing, partnering, and planning the “Combating Racism and Antisemitism Together: Shaping an Omni-American Future” event, last night the first broadcast went live! Rather than a narrative account, we’ll allow pictures to speak for themselves:
Lauren Izso, Host
Columbia University’s Robert O’Meally speaking as the host, Lauren Izso, and organizers, Greg Thomas (left) and Aryeh Tepper (far right) observe
Dr. Sheena Mason reading from The Omni-Americans as Prof. Farah Jasmine Griffin looks on
Itamar Borochov, trumpet. His quartet performed throughout the broadcast
Chloe Valdary reading from the opening of The Omni-Americans
Aryeh Tepper interviewing saxophonist, band leader, and 2022 NEA Jazz Master Donald Harrison
Farah Jasmine Griffin reading from The Omni-Americans
Amiel Handelsman speaking on “My Jewish Omni-American Journey”
Scholar, Arts Advocate, Poet and Mellon Foundation head Elizabeth Alexander
Professor Marla Brettschneider and writer Matthew McKnight discuss “Why We Should Read Albert Murray’s Books”
Lewis Jones, executor, Albert Murray Trust, presenting the first annual Albert Murray Award for Omni-American Excellence to Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis accepting the award
Albert Murray at the typewriter composing for the ages