American Mavericks Project Vl. 1: Quest. Feat. Pianist Chelsea Randall

Pianist Chelsea Randall will give the NY premiere of American Mavericks Project Vl. 1: Quest--her interdisciplinary commissioning project celebrating trailblazing Black Arts Movement poets and the legacy of her great uncle, the poet and editor Dudley Randall, through the lens of new piano music. The program features six new pieces for solo piano by esteemed composers Carolyn Yarnell, Adolphus Hailstork, Joyce Solomon Moorman, Anthony R. Green, Regina Harris Baiocchi and Jeremiah Evans, inspired by the poetry of Sonia Sanchez, Nikki Giovanni, Amiri Baraka, Naomi Long Madgett and Dudley Randall, who platformed these poets via his Detroit-based Broadside Press. Special guest poets Melba Joyce Boyd--the poet laureate of Michigan, and Jon Randall--Dudley's nephew, will join Chelsea onstage for live poetry readings. Quest is dedicated to the memory of Nikki Giovanni. This concert was rescheduled from Jan. 25th, 2026. 

Free tickets. Registration required.