DESCRIPTION:
arranged by DEXTER STORY, featuring DWIGHT TRIBLE vocals; DERF REKLAW flute; BRIAN JACKSON piano; TREVOR WARE bass; CARLOS NINO percussion; ALAN LIGHTNER percussion

(Original on GIL SCOTT-HERON - FREE WILL 1972)

Cameras: Michael Park / Ryan Chann / Trevor Banta
Video editing: Steve Nalepa

Recorded Live @ Peace Go With You, Gil : A Celebration of GIL SCOTT-HERON
July 20, 2012 @ Grand Performances LA
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PGWYG featured a 30 piece ensemble led by Musical Director DEXTER STORY with very special guests BRIAN JACKSON; GIA SCOTT-HERON; narration by RICH MEDINA

with the freshest & most exciting talents in :
ALAN LIGHTNER (steel pan, percussion, vocals), BOBBITO GARCIA aka Kool Bob Love (spoken word), CARLOS NINO (percussion), DERF REKLAW (hand drums, flute), DWIGHT TRIBLE (vocals), ELIZABETH LEA (trombone), FANNY FRANKLIN (vocals), GEE GEE GALLEGOS (baritone/alto, guest arranger), GINA LORING (vocals), JIMETTA ROSE SMITH (vocals), JOSHUA SILVERSTEIN (beat box), KAMASI WASHINGTON (tenor sax), LOVE-LOGIQ (vocals), MARCEL CAMARGO (guitar), MARK DE CLIVE-LOWE (keys, piano, electronics), MIGUEL ATWOOD-FERGUSON (viola, guest arranger), NAILAH PORTER (vocals), NIA ANDREWS (vocals), PROFESSOR NALEPA (visual narrative), ROGER GUENVEUR SMITH (spoken word), SHAFIQ HUSAYN (vocals), TODD SIMON (trumpet, flugelhorn, guest arranger), TONY AUSTIN (drums), TRACY WANNOMAE (flute, woodwinds), TREVOR WARE (bass)

+ an Inspired Invocation DJ Set by JEREMY SOLE (KCRW / theLIFT / Afro Funke)
(http://soundcloud.com/peacegowithyougil/invocation-set-jeremy-sole)

* Curated and produced by JONATHAN RUDNICK, co-founder of GIANT STEP, and one of the creative minds behind SCORED music in film; theLIFT and NOISE POP Culture Club

* Grand Performances Director of Programming LEIGH ANN HAHN

* Very special thanks to all the staff and crew at Grand Performances
www.grandperformances.org

* Sound Recording CEDRIC NORAH
* Sound Mastering Professor STEVE NALEPA