New Orleans native son Terence Blanchard has created an impassioned song cycle, A Tale of God’s Will (A Requiem for Katrina), as his third album for Blue Note Records.
An important jumpstart for A Tale of God’s Will was director Spike Lee’s decision to document the aftermath of Katrina on film, in what turned out to be the four-hour award-winning HBO documentary, When the Levees Broke, which aired last year. Lee, who has enlisted Blanchard on numerous occasions to score his films, tapped him once again for his documentary.
Josh Jackson asked Blanchard to talk about his music for the Lee documentary. Jackson also asked him to play the piano.
To hear Blanchard's performance and an interview with Jackson on NPR from New Orleans click HERE
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