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Jacob Dlamini‘s Safari Nation opens new lines of inquiry in the study of national parks in Africa and the rest of the world. Safari Nation details the ways in which Black people devoted energies to conservation and to the park over the course of the twentieth century. In this book talk sponsored by the Department of History and the Jackson School of International Studies, the author will discuss how Safari Nation engages both with African historiography and with ongoing debates about the “land question,” democracy, and citizenship in South Africa.

KNKX is proud to present this studio session with the Marc Seales Group, livestreamed from The Forum. Hosted by KNKX jazz ambassador Abe Beeson, the event kicks off with Abe and Marc in conversation, at which point Marc will be joined by bassist Steve Rodby, guitarist Jesse Seales, and drummer Alek Gayton for a long music set.

Marc Seales, Professor of Music in the Jazz Studies Program, is a noted pianist, composer, and leading figure in the Northwest jazz scene and has shared stages with many of the great players of the last two decades including Joe Henderson, Art Pepper, and Benny Carter, as well as the late Northwest saxophonist Don Lanphere, and saxophonist/trumpeter Floyd Standifer, whom he names as his mentors. Seales has won numerous Earshot Golden Ear Awards including Instrumentalist of the Year and Acoustic Jazz Group, and he was inducted into the Northwest Jazz Hall of Fame in 2009. The musicians he admires most—in addition to Lanphere and Standifer—are Herbie Hancock, Charlie Parker, John Lewis, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Wynton Kelly.

Steve Rodby (bass), Artist in Residence at the UW, is known for his long-time association with guitarist Pat Metheny, and he’s performed with other jazz greats like Lyle Mays, Eliane Elias, Michael Brecker, and Ramsey Lewis.

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