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Seve Chambers

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As seen in: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, The Daily Beast, Vulture, NewsOne.com, CASSIUS, The Urban Daily, The Atlanta Voice, LEVEL and
Covers:  New York City, Jazz, Race and Ethnicity, Hip-Hop
Working with @Brian__Jackson, longtime collaborator with Gil Scott-Heron, on his memoir. Words in NYT, WSJ, Fast Company, Wax Poetics, etc
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Revive Music Group Looks to Bolster Jazz With Hip-Hop, R&B

Revive Music Group Looks to Bolster Jazz With Hip-Hop, R&B

Wall Street Journal — For Meghan Stabile, the founder of Revive Music Group, the self-described "boutique live-music creative agency" that planned the show, the novelty was precisely the point. "The future of hip-hop is jazz," she said. "That's where they both are headed." Ms. Stablile, a 28-year-old Berklee College of Music graduate, launched Revive in 2006 with the intention of uniting hip-hop artists and contemporary jazz musicians in an effort to lure a wider urban audience to the origins of popular music. "It's about making people recognize and appreciate this great music we have," Ms. Stabile said. "Jazz is seen like old posters of the '50s now.
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Portraits of Many Writers on Display at Skylight Gallery

Portraits of Many Writers on Display at Skylight Gallery

New York Times — The Skylight Gallery of the Center for Arts & Culture at the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Center held an opening for a new exhibit last Thursday. The crowd that attended the event came to view 35 photographic portraits of black female writers, poets and artists of various ages. The exhibition, "Her Word As Witness: Portrait Of Women Writers Of The African Diaspora," includes photos of poet Sonia Sanchez, jazz singer Esperanza Spalding, editor Susan Taylor, journalist Danyel Smith and author Edwidge Danticat, among others. Laylah Amatullah Barrayn, the photographer who assembled the show, said she that was inspired to do so by a documentary on James Baldwin.
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Val-Inc Brings Haiti to a Bed-Stuy Studio

Val-Inc Brings Haiti to a Bed-Stuy Studio

New York Times — On the top floor of a industrial looking building, a loft in Bedford-Stuyvesant has been transformed into a sound lab and a reminder of home for the musician who lives there. Covered with paintings and accessories from Haiti, the loft sets the mood for Val-Inc's recordings and serves as a reminder of what inspired her to become a musician. The surroundings are just as much of a synthesis of creativity as the music created in them. "I'm trying to recreate Haiti here," said Val Jeanty, 37, who goes by the stage name Val-Inc.
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Before #BreakTheInternet: Jean-Paul Goude's Unsettling History Of Exploiting Black Women

Before #BreakTheInternet: Jean-Paul Goude's Unsettling History Of Exploiting Black Women

The Urban Daily — As Kim Kardashian defends her recent shoot with "Paper Magazine," one person is being overlooked that deserves more scrutiny. Photographer Jean-Paul Goude created the image of Kim's rear end in the likeness of an exaggerated piece he made in the 70s. Upon looking at his works from that time, he is clearly obsessed with black women and does not hide this. His career puts a spin on the shoot with Kim, placing it under appropriation. After reviewing his collection over the years, it is not a stretch to say he and Kim Kardashian have a thing for exploitation.
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Star Wars '90s Throwback: How 'Shadows of the Empire' Changed the Galaxy

Star Wars '90s Throwback: How 'Shadows of the Empire' Changed the Galaxy

Daily Beast — Star Wars: The Force Awakens left moviegoers with a lot of big questions over the holidays, but one was on people's minds long before the film was released: What does the title mean? How does the Force "awaken"? It was a question that brought forth many jokes on places like Twitter. That's where, last weekend, Lucasfilm creative director Pablo Hidalgo unveiled Episode VII's original name: Shadow of the Empire. That was the name of a video game from the '90s-and a novel. And a comic book series.
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On The Eve Of A Diverse Tonys, BroadwayBlack.com Is Ready To Take A Bow

On The Eve Of A Diverse Tonys, BroadwayBlack.com Is Ready To Take A Bow

Fast Company — When the list of this year's Tony Award nominees was announced last month, it sounded like the complete opposite of the Oscars. Many of the actors up for awards were people of color. Cast members from The Color Purple, Eclipsed, and Shuffle Along scored multiple nominations, along with the history-making musical Hamilton. Some of the plays are new, while others like Shuffle Along and The Color Purple had broken racial barriers in the past. But there is a long history that precedes a moment like this, one that often excluded people of color from prominent roles on stage and backstage.
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La La Land Is Clueless About What's Actually Happening in Jazz

La La Land Is Clueless About What's Actually Happening in Jazz

vulture.com — It's easy to see why Damien Chazelle's was such a hit at the Golden Globes. The film is a charming romance of Hollywood nostalgia, one that boasts eye-catching cinematography, a robust musical score, and a crackling chemistry between the two leads.
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