“I love pleasantly surprising people about who we are. They come to understand how relationships between jazz, the creative world, and new music all comes together. And if they don’t like it, it’s cool, but at least they know about some very, very different stuff created by Black people that’s been around for a long time.” -AACM President Coco Elysses On Saturday, October 30, the AACM’s Great Black Music Ensemble will premiere new works by The Honourable Elizabeth A. Baker, Adegoke Steve Colson, and Rudresh Mahanthappa, who were commissioned through our ACF connect program. Read The Chicago Tribune’s preview of the concert, and get tickets at the link in our bio! #NewMusic #AACM #GreatBlackMusicEnsemble