Matana Roberts

Issue 477
November 2023
+ The Wire Tapper 63

Issue 422
April 2019
+ The Wire Tapper 49
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Matana Roberts holding public meeting this Friday
Matana Roberts holding public meeting this Friday

Open discussion for the arts community around NYC concerning policing in urban spaces
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Zeena Parkins, Roscoe Mitchell and Matana Roberts receive grants
Zeena Parkins, Roscoe Mitchell and Matana Roberts receive grants

Doris Duke Awards names artists and musicians for 2014.
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Matana Roberts awarded Herb Alpert Awards In The Arts
Matana Roberts awarded Herb Alpert Awards In The Arts

The saxophonist receives $75,000 as the 2014 recipient of the award for music.

Issue 356
October 2013
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Listen: Matana Roberts' Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile album
September 2013

Listen to an exclusive stream of Matana Roberts's new album Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile. Roberts is on the cover of The Wire 356, interviewed by Daniel Spicer.

Issue 328
June 2011
"Texas"
Below The Radar exclusive
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The New York based saxophonist, composer and vocalist states:
"I am deeply fascinated by ephemeral decay. Decay in memory,
decay...