{"id":6260,"date":"2017-01-16T14:48:45","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T14:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.artinfo.com\/blunotes\/?p=6260"},"modified":"2017-01-16T14:48:45","modified_gmt":"2017-01-16T14:48:45","slug":"radicalized-part-one-resist-trump-inaugurate-something-better-with-me-arturo-ofarrill-many-great-musicians-at-symphony-space-on-jan-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/larryblumenfeld.com\/index.php\/2017\/01\/16\/radicalized-part-one-resist-trump-inaugurate-something-better-with-me-arturo-ofarrill-many-great-musicians-at-symphony-space-on-jan-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Radicalized, Part One: Resist Trump\u2014Inaugurate Something Better With Me, Arturo O'Farrill & Many Great Musicians at Symphony Space on Jan. 19!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nWhen pianist and composer Arturo O’Farrill<\/strong> (pictured above) asked me to help mount an event at Manhattan’s Symphony Space on Jan. 19\u2014the night before the presidential inauguration\u2014to express resistance to all that the coming Trump administration represents, and to help build community along those lines I said yes first and asked questions later.
\n“Musicians Against Fascism<\/a>“\u2014the banner here is “No, We Refuse to Accept a Fascist America!”\u2014will feature a dazzling lineup of artists, along with O’Farrill: I’m told the list thus far includes: Vijay Iyer,\u00a0Matthew Shipp,\u00a0Jen\u00a0Shyu,\u00a0Claudia\u00a0Acu\u00f1a, Fabian Almazan, Lakecia Benjamin, Stephan Crump, Peter Evans, Mary Halvorson, Amirtha Kidambi,\u00a0Rudresh Mahanthappa, Roy Nathanson and the jazz passengers,\u00a0Arturo O’Farrill, \u00a0Somi, The Westerlies<\/strong>. More surprises to come, I’m sure.
\nI’ll be up there, helping direct traffic as well as trying to inspire positive action and incite resistance against the many ways in which a Trump presidency threatens all that I write about and believe in\u2014honesty, decency, humanity, responsibility, democracy, and, yes, artistry of the type that will be on display.
\nI will not watch what goes on in Washington, DC on Jan. 20, when Donald Trump lays his hand (which may or may no be unnaturally small) on a Bible. Much that is unnatural and unholy should flow from that moment.
\nJan. 19 is OUR inauguration. Each of us can determine what we will individually inaugurate\u2014what we will swear to uphold and protect, and how.
\nLet’s gather to begin building community and a common sense of resistance and commitment.
\nAnd if that F-word scares you, it should. This is a benefit for\u00a0#RefuseFascism.org<\/a>, and,\u00a0well, I thought twice about that word, too. But what’s promised by this new administration\u2014what’s already in process befits the term. And it should scare you.
\nSpread the word. Show up.
\nhttp:\/\/www.symphonyspace.org\/event\/9581\/Music\/no-we-refuse-to-accept-a-fascist-america<\/a>
\nTickets: $30.00 (For those who cannot afford a ticket, 15 minutes prior to the concert, any unsold tickets will be made available on a pay-what-you-can basis.)<\/strong><\/em>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When pianist and composer Arturo O’Farrill (pictured above) asked me to help mount an event at Manhattan’s Symphony Space on Jan. 19\u2014the night before the presidential inauguration\u2014to express resistance to all that the coming Trump administration represents, and to help build community along those lines I said yes first and asked questions later. “Musicians Against … <\/p>\n

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