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"After Minneapolis (face toward mo[u]rning)"
Clip: Season 2 Episode 5 | 6m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
In the days following the murder of George Floyd, Joshua Redman wrote "After Minneapolis."
Feeling motivated in the days following the murder of George Floyd, Joshua Redman wrote "After Minneapolis." It's his first song ever to be consciously connected to a moment in his life and his first with lyrics. He is joined on stage for this performance by an all-star ensemble featuring Gabrielle Cavassa (vocals), Aaron Parks (piano), Joe Sanders (Bass), and Brian Blade (drums).
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"After Minneapolis (face toward mo[u]rning)"
Clip: Season 2 Episode 5 | 6m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
Feeling motivated in the days following the murder of George Floyd, Joshua Redman wrote "After Minneapolis." It's his first song ever to be consciously connected to a moment in his life and his first with lyrics. He is joined on stage for this performance by an all-star ensemble featuring Gabrielle Cavassa (vocals), Aaron Parks (piano), Joe Sanders (Bass), and Brian Blade (drums).
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(saxophone solo) (saxophone solo) ♪ ♪ ♪ Knee on neck, near naked night ♪ ♪ Colors cleave ♪ ♪ Fear forms hate in faithless fight ♪ ♪ Love that leaves ♪ ♪ Racing fast, resigned to ruin ♪ ♪ Are we really blind to the moon ♪ ♪ And deaf to the tune?
♪ ♪ Tasteless tears, amoral might ♪ ♪ Souls set out to sea ♪ ♪ Can we feel the distant light?
♪ ♪ Does it breathe?
♪ ♪ Broken mirrors subtract our sight ♪ ♪ Shadows seethe ♪ ♪ Arc that bends forever long ♪ ♪ Will it even stretch past this song?
♪ ♪ Turn right from a wrong?
♪ ♪ Rise up, face toward morning bright ♪ ♪ Bravely make our peace ♪ (saxophone solo).
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (drum solo) ♪ In this land of debts denied ♪ ♪ Dare we dream?
♪ ♪ Draw our breath, lay arms aside ♪ ♪ Mend the seam ♪ ♪ Sense the home deep in our hearts ♪ ♪ Hands held we make sum of our part ♪ ♪ To end with a start ♪ ♪ Stirring pride, let hope abide ♪ ♪ So shall we be free ♪ (saxophone solo) (vocalizing) (vocalizing) ♪ Be free ♪ (saxophone solo) (vocalizing) ♪ ♪ (applause).
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Renowned jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman performs songs from his new album, where are we. (30s)
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