In the Stacks . . . w/ The Arch Stanton Quartet

In the Stacks . . . is excited to bring The Arch Stanton Quartet to the Scotia branch library. They will present a program of original jazz compositions and readings called “Shadow & Act: Music Inspired by Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man.”

ASQ’s program includes three original jazz compositions inspired by scenes or motifs from Invisible Man, along with a rendition of Fats Wallers’ “Black and Blue” – a tune which figures prominently as a literary device in the novel. The performance also includes readings from Ellison’s book.

The composer of the featured suite, ASQ's guitarist Roger Noyes, says that with "these compositions, I attempt various musical strategies that weave together certain moods, motifs, rhythmic patterns and melodic phrasings inspired by the narrator’s experiences in a racially charged society."

Please come by to enjoy the music genre that inspired one of the 20th century's greatest novels.