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Garland Jeffreys
The Longest Night
Monday, December 20, 2004
Born of black, white, and Puerto Rican heritage, singer-songwriter Garland Jeffreys has been penning insightful lyrics about race and politics since the 1970s. His many influences range from punk-minimalism to reggae to the street-corner a cappella of his native Brooklyn. Today on Soundcheck he shares stories about his Coney Island childhood and musical career with host John Schaefer. Imani Uzuri is a composer and songwriter for the 21st centuryshe’s put together a holiday solstice party featuring jazz pianist Vijay Iyer and guitarist Marvin Sewell.
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