Bandleader and activist Michael Mwenso shares the soul-nourishing power of Black music at The Greene Space

Singer, bandleader, activist, and educator Michael Mwenso was born in Sierra Leone, and cut his teeth on the London jazz scene as a teenager. At the urging of Wynton Marsalis, he came to New York City, where he worked with Jazz at Lincoln Center and founded the band, Mwenso and the Shakes.

In a three-day residency called "Michael Mwenso Loves You" happening Nov. 14-16 at The Greene Space, the arts and culture venue operated by New York Public Radio, Mwenso will share songs and stories, talk with musical luminaries, and explore his view of Black music as a source of spiritual nourishment and healing.