MILENA CASADO @milena.casado is another MEGA talent bringing her incredible gifts on flugelhorn to FREEDOM FIRST: LIVE from Death Row, the soon-to-be-released (May 31st—Keith’s 56th birthday! 🎉) double disc album. 📀📀 It’s Keith LaMar & Albert Marquès’ second collaboration since joining forces with nearly 100 other jazz artists! 🎶 The album was recorded @shapeshifterlab in Brooklyn, NY. This is a piece of break-out musical art, featuring Keith himself giving spoken word poetry and his Freedom First partner Albert on piano, as well as @niadrummond on vocals; @elsanilssonmusic on flute; @milena.casado on flugelhorn; @carolinedavismusic on alto sax; @roynathanson on alto & bari sax; @key.hutch on electric guitar; @garrisonjazz on bass guitar; @wackzilliam on drums; produced by @albertmarquespiano and @hugodwyermusic; mixed & mastered by @hugodwyermusic; executive produced by @bettynarducci @ecceshnak and @justiceforkeithlamar project managed and designed by @amygordiejew; photography by @adrianlchildress; painting by Keith LaMar: PR by @lydialiebmanpromotions with special thanks to @avrammanifesto @bruce.bryan24 @itsjasonflom @khaliahali @keegannyc @conorreganhall @sayitloudcat Please join our fundraiser (Shhh! It’s a surprise! 🤫) as we shower Keith with some extra birthday love and make it easier for him to choose resources for himself (such as books, music, painting supplies, films, etc) to fortify his fight toward freedom! This marks his 32nd birthday in prison working to overturn a wrongful conviction to Ohio’s death row. You can chip in at: • KeithLaMar.org/donate • Venmo/PayPal:@justiceforkeithlamar • CashApp $justiceforkeithlamar Please include a notation: “birthday” **We welcome donations of all amounts (they’re tax-deductible!). 💗 Anyone who donates $56 or more will get this beautiful 2-CD album + 12-page booklet sent to their home BEFORE it is released to the public at the end of the month! 💌 Please don’t forget to include your address! Questions? info@keithlamar.org @justiceforkeithlamar is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to helping repair harm caused by wrongful conviction. (fb)

Check out the May 26th holiday edition of Democracy Now! to hear more from Keith and the @justiceforkeithlamar team. Such a privilege to be featured alongside of Ryan Coogler, whose work has been pivotal in so many ways. (fb)