Register for free to attend this mini-conference that celebrates the SINGULAR CREATIVITY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSICAL CREATIVITY.

• 10:00am - 10:15am: Anna Abraham (UGA - Torrance Center) CHAIR'S OPENING REMARKS ON THE CONFERENCE THEME
• 10:15am - 10:45am: Greg Satterthwaite (UGA - Music Dept.) BEBOP: EVOLUTION AND REVOLUTION
• 10:40am - 11:15am: Mokah Jasmine-Johnson (Educator & Activist) HIP-HOP CLASSICS THAT SPARKED SOCIAL CHANGE
• 11:15am - 11:45am: James Weidman (UGA - Music Dept.) SINGING A NEW SONG IN A STRANGE LAND
• 11:45am - 12:30pm: LUNCH BREAK (food provided for all registrants)
• 12:30pm - 1:00pm: Marketus Presswood (Spelman College - History Dept.) AFRICAN AMERICAN JAZZ MUSICIANS IN CHINA IN THE 1920S AND 1930S
• 1:00pm-1:30pm: Ed Pavlić (UGA - English Dept.) SUMMER 1986: ANITA BAKER INTRODUCED US, PATRICE RUSHEN DID THE REST
• 1:30pm - 2:00pm: Sydney Passmore (UGA - Music Dept.) A DISCUSSION OF CARLOS SIMON'S "REQUIEM FOR THE ENSLAVED"

Venue: Georgia Museum of Art (Education Center Room)

• Lunch will be provided for all conference participants who have registered for the event.
• Spaces are very limited for the conference, so please register early to be assured entry. 

This conference precedes the 2023 ANNUAL TORRANCE LECTURE delivered by PORTIA MAULTSBY (2:30pm-4pm)and the PUBLIC CONCERT CELEBRATING CONTEMPORARY BLACK MUSIC (4pm-5pm), both of which will be held in the Georgia Museum of Art, Auditorium.