04-03-2015 21:40 via thestranger.com

MacArthur Fellow Kyle Abraham Performs with His Company at the Moore Theater

The work is inspired by the iconic 1960 protest album We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite. Screenshot from YouTube
Tomorrow night, I'm watching Kyle Abraham and his company Abraham.In.Motion perform a piece, When the Wolves Came In, that is inspired by one of the great jazz albums of the modern moment, Max Roach’s We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite. Abraham is from Brooklyn, a recent recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship, and his new work, which will also be
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