Generate Music is a new body of work exploring the ties between Black and Jewish Americans, premiered at World Cafe Live (Philadelphia) and Roulette (Brooklyn) in June 2024.
presented by
PRISM Quartet
curated by
PRISM Quartet & Helen Haynes
music by
Yotam Haber, David Krakauer, Myra Melford, Diane Monroe, Ursula Rucker, Tyshawn Sorey, Susan Watts, Fred Wesley
PERFORMED BY
PRISM Quartet (saxophones), David Gilmore (guitar), David Krakauer (klezmer clarinet), Diane Monroe (violin), Reuben Rogers (bass), Ursula Rucker (vocals, poetry), Tyshawn Sorey (drums, percussion), Susan Watts (trumpet, vocals)
radio broadcast and record release
2025: Broadcast on WWFM
July 31, 2026: the first single, Fred Wesley’s Requiem for AJ
August 14, 2026: record release on XAS Records
dedicated to
In memory of Helen Haynes (1950–2025)
