Conversations About Jazz & Other Distractions

Pianist Eric Reed featured guest on Conversations About Jazz on November 12 

Hammonds House Digital invites you to join us for Conversations About Jazz & Other Distractions hosted by former jazz radio host and founder of Notorious Jazz, Carl Anthony. On Thursday, November 12 at 7:30 pm (EST), Carl’s special guest will be pianist, composer, and band leader Eric Reed. For the jazz novice and jazz head alike, this program is free and will stream live on Hammonds House  Museum’s Facebook and YouTube

Through more than a quarter-century on the jazz scene, Eric Reed has been the leader of numerous ensembles. As a leader he’s recorded 24 albums beginning with Soldier’s Hymn-Dedicated to Art Blakey in 2007 and most recently with Everybody Gets The Blues, released in 2019. Reed is also a solo performer, composer, producer, educator, and sideman with many artists, including extended stints with Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Buster Williams, and Wynton Marsalis. Whatever the context, whatever the style, he consistently provides fresh ideas, virtuosic chops, intellectual clarity, and an unwavering will to groove. For more information: http://ericreed.net/.  

Hammonds House Museum is generously supported by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, Fulton County Arts and Culture, the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, AT&T and WarnerMedia. 

Hammonds House Museum’s mission is to celebrate and share the cultural diversity and important legacy of artists of African descent. The museum is the former residence of the late Dr. Otis Thrash Hammonds, a prominent Atlanta physician and a passionate arts patron. A 501(c)3 organization which opened in 1988, Hammonds House Museum boasts a permanent collection of more than 450 works including art by Romare Bearden, Robert S. Duncanson, Benny Andrews, Elizabeth Catlett, Jacob Lawrence, Hale Woodruff, Amalia Amaki, Radcliffe Bailey and Kojo Griffin. In addition to featuring art from their collection, the museum offers new exhibitions, artist talks, workshops, concerts, poetry readings, arts education programs, and other cultural events throughout the year.  

Located in a beautiful Victorian home in Atlanta’s historic West End, Hammonds House Museum is a cultural treasure and a unique venue. During the COVID-19 pandemic, they continue to observe CDC guidelines, but look forward to welcoming in-person visitors soon!  For more information about upcoming virtual events, and to see how you can support their mission and programming, visit their website: hammondshouse.org.

MEDIA: For more information, contact Karen Hatchett at Hatchett PR, karen@hatchettpr.com.