• November 13, 2024 - Imari Paris Jeffries and Carmen Fields on her father's musical legacy

  • Nov 13 2024
  • Length: 50 mins
  • Podcast

November 13, 2024 - Imari Paris Jeffries and Carmen Fields on her father's musical legacy

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  • Imari Paris Jeffries, President and CEO of Embrace Boston, joins The Culture Show to talk about his reflections on the 2024 election results. He also recaps Embrace Boston’s 2024 Arts and Culture Summit and he and Jared Bowen share their experiences of both being featured performers in the Huntington Theatre’s production of “Nassim.”

    From there, longtime journalist Carmen Fields joins us to talk about her new book, “Going Back to T-Town:The Ernie Fields Territory Big Band,” where she pieces together the musical journey of her father, Ernie Fields, a talented and pioneering musician and bandleader who toured the country during the Jim Crow era with his Black orchestra. He was also key to giving so many jazz greats their first big breaks. Carmen Fields is an Emmy Award-winning journalist who has worked at The Boston Globe, local channels 4 and 7 and served as host and producer for the public affairs program “Higher Ground” on WHDH-TV, Boston. She co-anchored WGBH's Ten O'Clock News and wrote the script for the American Experience documentary "Goin' Back to T-Town" which is about the Tulsa Massacre.

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