civil disobedience

Civil Disobedience is a project initiated by New York bassist David Ambrosio,  showcasing the works of progressive jazz composers from the late 1960s Blue Note Era.  The featured composers include Bobby Hutcherson, Jackie McLean, Stanley Cowell,  Harold Land, Joe Chambers, Duke Pearson, and James Spaulding. Remarkably, much of  this music, created during a period of significant social change and civil unrest, remained  unreleased for decades, preventing these compositions from being heard when they were  originally written. 

Over fifty years later, in contemporary America, there are notable parallels with the social  movements of that era. This context lends a new and heightened sense of relevancy and  urgency to the important music featured in Civil Disobedience. The project was  conceptualized and convened as an artistic response to current socio-economic and social  justice events, both on a domestic and global scale. By performing the politically  conscious jazz compositions of the late 1960s Blue Note Era, Civil Disobedience seeks to  bring forth the timeless messages embedded in this music and connect them with the  pressing issues of today.