April 30 was International Jazz Day!

Enjoy this footage of Harlem South: A View Through the Lens, performed live at the CMA last October. This jazz and theatrical production chronicles the dynamics of African American life in Columbia between 1920 and 1936 through the photography of Richard Samuel Roberts.

Harlem South features acclaimed jazz musician Dr. Ron McCurdy in collaboration with Darion McCloud of The NiA Company and The University of South Carolina School of Music. Presented by Baker and Baker Foundation.

This project is a collaboration with the University of Southern California, NiA Theatre Co, University of South Carolina School of Music, The University of South Carolina Press, and Friends of African American Art and Culture at CMA.