Abbey Lincoln (1930-2010)

Abbey Lincoln by Jos L. Knaepen Abbey Lincoln has died. Another of our great vocalists, activists, artists — gone. More than a great jazz singer, Abbey Lincoln was a woman who stood up when it was time to stand.  I remember being blown away by We Insist! (Freedom Now Suite) that she recorded with Max Roach and Oscar Brown, Jr. in 1960 to protest racism.  That project made me tune into Abbey Lincoln differently than I had.  I was excited about... Read More