Episode Synopsis "Motema Speaks: A Conversation with Rufus Reid (The Elizabeth Catlett Project)"
Rufus Reid sits down with Jim Luce to discuss and delve into his new album "Quiet Pride: The Elizabeth Catlett Project". The album is a twenty-piece large ensemble, jazz-meets-classical masterwork composed, arranged and conducted by jazz legend Rufus Reid. This five-movement suite honors five iconic sculptures by Elizabeth Catlett, a revered multi-media artist, human rights activist, and African-American heroine of the highest order, whose work is featured in museums and public places around the country.