I CARE IF YOU LISTEN: The Grey Land: Joseph C. Phillips Jr. Captures the Essence of Modern Black America
I CARE IF YOU LISTEN: The Grey Land: Joseph C. Phillips Jr. Captures the Essence of Modern Black America
BY JASMINE IVANNA ESPY
“Overall, The Grey Land depicts a dramatic and tragic story of modern Black America well, with glimmers of hope and Afrofuturism sprinkled about. The composition as a whole is brassy and triumphal; solemn and evocative; expressive and harmonious. Some of the libretto is read more fluidly than it is vocalized, however, the narrative they each shape is poignant. The Grey Land not only sits in sorrow and unpacks injustice, but also provides a lens into what Blackness looks like without oppression and the constant threat of death.”