February 16, 2007: Jazz, Islam, and the Arab World part 2/Anti-war Jazz
Continuing the themes from our previous conversation with Arab music scholar Dr. Scott Marcus and musician Colter Frazier, we’ll listen to more music that is either influenced by Muslim/Arab culture, or combines jazz and Arab music into interesting fusions. And to continue the spirit of February 15th’s Anti-War Rally, we’ll also listen to some jazz that specifically protests the ongoing Iraq war from Charlie Haden‘s recent Liberation Music Orchestra album, “Not in Our Name.”