A night of music to celebrate the legacy of NY Times music critic Robert Palmer, with proceeds to benefit his favorite band, The Master Musicians of Jajouka. Palmer’s admirers range from Bono to LaMonte Young and his work is being celebrated in Blues & Chaos: The Music Writing of Robert Palmer a collection edited by Anthony DeCurtis and published by Scribner, and The Hand of Fatima a documentary directed by Palmer’s daughter about his collaborations with The Master Musicians of Jajouka, an ancient Moroccan musical brotherhood led by Bachir Attar. Performances by Lenny Kaye, Dave Soldier, Gary Lucas, and John Kruth will be featured as well as clips from the film and readings from Palmer’s groundbreaking work.
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