Award-winning artists Jake Blount and Mali Obomsawin will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland.
Blount is a renowned interpreter of Black folk music recognized for his skill as a string band musician, and his unprecedented Afrofuturist work in sound archives and song collections. In his hands, the banjo, fiddle, electric guitar and synthesizer become ceremonial objects used to channel the insurgent creativity of his forebears.
Obomsawin is a celebrated composer and bassist-vocalist in free jazz and experimental music. Known for her evocative and ground-breaking debut “Sweet Tooth” (2022), her work as a composer and bandleader centers on the imprint of Indigenous music traditions in jazz and “American” genres, using historical, archival, and community research as a spine for improvisation.
Concert series sponsorship support has been generously provided by First National Bank and First National Wealth Management.
Tickets cost $20 in advance or $23 day of show.
For more information, visit rocklandstrand.com or call 207-594-0070.
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