Mark Lomax II and the Urban Art Ensemble will present their new release, The Unity Suite, which draws musical inspiration from Lomax’s experiences in the Black church.
Experience a musical performance focused on elevating the human spirit through healing, transformation, and unifying the human family. The Unity Suite, a composition in six movements, shows how music was used to facilitate spiritual transformation in the church performers and the congregation, allowing them to thrive in the midst of physical, political, economic, and psychological terror. Lomax invokes the power of Black sacred music and worship traditions to engage the global challenges humanity must overcome to save itself and the planet, and to find a spiritual balance with the cosmos. Lomax has performed at the Foundry in each of the past two seasons and we welcome him back with this stunning new work.
Urban Art Ensemble
Kenyatta Beasley – trumpet
Rob Dixon – alto saxophone
Edwin Bayard – tenor and soprano saxophones
William Menefield – piano
Dean Hulett – bass
Mark Lomax II – drums and composition