Event Description: 

On Sunday, October 26, 2025, at 1:00 PM in the Herndon Gallery at Antioch College (1 Morgan Place, Yellow Springs, Ohio), Keith LaMar and Albert Marquès will present a Freedom First Jazz Concert. LaMar is a Cleveland-born, death row prisoner, poet, writer, and activist who has spent more than 30 years in solitary confinement for a crime he maintains he did not commit. Albert Marquès is a Brooklyn-based, Catalan pianist and composer.

The concert is a testament to art, resistance, and the fight for liberation.

From a cell on Ohio’s death row, Keith LaMar will perform live by phone. His voice joining pianist and composer Albert Marquès, alongside
Dr. N. Michael – Trombone
Devon Gates – Bass
Zack O’Farrill – Drums
with special guest Hanif Abdurraqib – Spoken Word Artist and Author

“Freedom First is more than a band; it’s a movement… a fight for our collective liberation.” – Keith LaMar

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Organizers and Sponsors: 

The concert is being organized by the Coretta Scott King Center for Cultural and Intellectual Freedom at Antioch College; Oranjudio Recording, a Columbus-based recording company; and the 365 Project of Yellow Springs, Ohio.

Sponsorship for this event is being provided by the 365 Project of Yellow Springs