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CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE:

Chase Baird - saxophone

Ingrid Jensen - trumpet

Bruce Barth - piano

David Ambrosio -bass

Rudy Royston - drums

Civil Disobedience, initiated by New York bassist David Ambrosio, revives politically conscious music written by Black jazz composers during the late-1960s Blue Note era. This project revisits a powerful but largely overlooked body of music written in response to the civil rights movement and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Many of these compositions—instrumental works of protest and reflection—were released decades after they were written and never received wide attention. Civil Disobedience brings this music back into focus through new performances that highlight both its historical significance and its striking relevance today.

“With Civil Disobedience, Ambrosio is back in the deep end of musical dedication - to his ideals and to a historical and social consciousness” - Josef Woodard, DownBeat Magazine

"An album of anthemic songs speaking to the history of spirited civil rights activism." - AD Amorosi, Jazz Times

“This album has to be considered as one of the best of 2026” - Mike Greenblatt, The Aquarian

“If your foot isn’t tapping it’s because your shoes are nailed to the floor.” - Musically Speaking - Mel Minter

“There’s something life affirming about David Ambrosio’s latest project [Civil Disobedience]. These underplayed songs boast divergent melodic paths, but are all driven by swing.” - Andy Cowan, MOJO Magazine UK

“Civil Disobedience: Blue Note in the Progressive Sixties is both a tribute and a reclamation, a love letter to the music” - Mark Corroto, All About Jazz

Pope dazzles with the same effervescence that made her one of the most reliable go-to musical performers…”- Ron Fassler: Theater Pizzazz

“..a triumphant, soul-baring evening…”- Magda Katz: Times Square Chronicles

“[Pope] possesses really great pipes that can go from mellow emotion to playful, lilting jazz and moves with the grace of a panther on the prowl.”- Backstage Magazine

MAC Award nominee and veteran of ELEVEN Broadway shows, Stephanie Pope makes her long-awaited Austin debut with Stephanie Pope: Livin’ It Up! Through her take on songs from Broadway’s "Hadestown" and "Sunset Boulevard," Broadway shows she has appeared in, including "Jelly’s Last Jam," "Fosse," and "Kiss of The Spider Woman" to songs by Billy Porter and India Arie, plus tunes from her critically acclaimed solo CD, Now’s The Time To Fall In Love, Stephanie boldly shares her journey back to the cabaret stage complete with stories and anecdotes from her time on and backstage with Broadway legends like Chita Rivera and Bob Fosse. Directed by Tony Award® winning Broadway legend Ben Vereen, Stephanie will leave Austin audiences breathless and clamoring for more!

Named by her jazz loving grandmother, Jazzmeia Horn was born in Dallas, Texas, in 1991. She grew up in a close church-going family singing gospel music.

Ms. Horn graduated from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, which was attended by other great artists such as Roy Hargrove, Norah Jones, and Erykah Badu. In 2009, she enrolled at The School of Jazz at The New School in New York City.

Ms. Horn won the 2013 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition and the 2015 Thelonious Monk Institute International Jazz Competition and, shortly after, was signed by Concord Records. In 2017, she released her debut album, "A Social Call," which was nominated for a Grammy Award.

Ms. Horn continued to tour nationally and internationally, honing her vocal, performance, and writing skills to get across her message about the global need for love and social change in the world. In 2019, she released "Love and Liberation," which also received a Grammy nomination. The following year, she published her book "Strive From Within: The Jazzmeia Horn Approach" while recording her big band album "Dear Love."

"Dear Love," an album of encouragement through poetry and spoken word addressing the aspects of her community, her love and herself, was released in September 2021.

While performing and writing, Ms. Horn teaches students and conducts outreach programs across the globe through The Jazz Horn International Vocal Initiative.