Dave Brubeck Confronts Campus Racism
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- Опубликовано: 31 авг 2020
- While on college tours in the late 1950s-early 1960s, Dave Brubeck confronted university administrations who, fearing losing support from local State governments, told him they did not want a mixed race band on their campuses.
Dave recalled:
“I wasn’t allowed to play in some universities in the United States and out of twenty-five concerts, twenty-three were cancelled unless I would substitute my black bass player for my old white bass player, which I wouldn’t do. They wouldn’t let us go on with Gene [Wright] and I wouldn’t go on without him.”
🎞 From an interview by Eugenia Zukerman for Milken Archive of Jewish Music in 2003. 
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I could listen to his voice for hours
One of my favorite jazz artists of all time! Hearing Mr. Brubeck's story about his opposition to racism is just admirable. Bless his soul :)
I couldn't agree with you more on both points. Beside the fact that Mr. Wright was a fantastic bass player and more than deserves his spot in history as well as civil rights. I praise Mr. Brubeck for "going without" because he was morally outraged with the left thinking of the time. We need more Eugene Wright and more Dave Brubeck in this day and age!
such a special and authentic musIican and artist/creator, such a special human being. I may call my myself a very happy person that I had the chance to see him performing, live three times!(in the Netherlands, once in Enschede, (wherfe I grew up) and two times at the jazz festival Jazz Mecca in Maastricht. His very authentic music, which always went together with a great openmindedness to almost every musical tradition in the world (from Bach to his teacher Sch:onberg and his most important teacher Milhaud, from Chopin to Shostakovich (find the hidden motives in his Moscow Night, at least two times, see ), from Native American, Maori, to EM Forster (while, like John Coltrane modulating through all the keys of western music, with a main role for Eugene Wright, the great double bass player he is talking about) . In time signatures like 5/4, 7/8 and 9/8 (we know his greatest hits), but al10/8, again 9'/8, but in such a different way that it doesn't sound even familiar with his 9/8 hit, in 11/8, 10/8, 14/8 (also a famous one) and even in 13/8!! With love and respect.
Lo que puedo decir es que es un gran músico y gran maestro su música es fantástica y bellísima
gracias por tanta música
I've loved his sound since hearing on on 106.5 The City in KCMO. I realize that most musicians, aren't racist. Music, is the only language that transcends time, ethnicity, economic status, and gender. If it's good music, it simply is, for all to enjoy, together. RIP to this amazing man.
Good people, talented genius.
Gotta Love Brubeck's style! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️😃
Wow. I didn’t know this.
I have just met Dave Brubeck today (I like jazz, but I an neither a fan, nor an expert). His music is incredible; I think Brad Mehldau must have learnt from Brubeck. And the interview is short and amazing; this was the US in the very sixties. Happily, I reckon, Brubeck was able to see Obama as a president., before dying. Thanks a lot.
I can't help it,...... I LOVE DAVE.😍🤩🤗AHA...
When I grew up in the 90s - racism didn't exist. Now it seems they've brought it back, but it's being done by all minority races (other than the ones succeeding financially, which are considered 'problems') vs the 'white privileged'. It's sad to see people missing the message by Martin Luther King Jr. 'by the content of their character rather than the color of their skin'. If you said that when hiring by the content rather than color: they'll call you a racist for not promoting equality in the workplace. It's really a mixed up world we live in.
Racism did very well exist in the 90s. What a shallow point of view.
Racism existed in the 90s. Don't be stupid