By mail, by ballot box, by pulling a lever or pushing a button on November 3rd, Americans will exercise their democratic right to vote for President, Senators, Congresspeople and, in many local elections, for legislators and judges to mosquito control officers and dogcatchers. It’s a big one folks! So we’ve created a soundtrack in words and music to get you to the polls. With jazz and gospel takes on American anthems; cool versions of civil rights songs like “If I Had a Hammer” and “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free”; blues treatments warning “Be Careful How You Vote!”; a soul variation on “This Land is Your Land”; and songs about revolution… and restraint. It’s time to face the music and vote!
Vote! image used with permission by Globe Collection and Press at MICA
New Orleans jazz patriarch Ellis Marsalis passed away at age 85 after being hospitalized with coronavirus symptoms. We’re sending all our love to the Marsalis family.
You can hear our interview with Ellis and his sons Jason and Branford here.
To read more about Ellis Marsalis’s legacy, click here.
