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'Songs of Freedom' digs into bracing music of the 1960s

The transcendent moment in “Songs of Freedom,” drummer Ulysses Owens Jr.’s reflection on music of the turbulent 1960s, sneaked up on listeners. For after hearing inspired but straightforward readings of music identified with Nina Simone, Abbey Lincoln and Joni Mitchell, the audience Friday night...

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17:35 on April 7 2018

'Songs of Freedom' digs into bracing music of the 1960s

Chicago Tribune — The transcendent moment in “Songs of Freedom,” drummer Ulysses Owens Jr.’s reflection on music of the turbulent 1960s, sneaked up on listeners. For after hearing in... more info