Music Mondays — a women-run nonprofit presenting frequent, live music concerts — will present a solo performance by Kemp Harris on November 6, 2PM-3PM, both in-person at the Scandinavian Cultural Center’s Nordic Hall (206 Waltham Road, West Newton) and online (Zoom link Meeting ID: 849 5360 9563, Passcode: story).
Admission is free and donations are appreciated– via cash or check to Music Mondays, Inc. in person or by mail (email musicmondaysnewton@gmail.com for the address) or electronically via Venmo @Music-Mondays or Zelle to musicmondaysnewton@gmail.com.
Kemp is a singer, songwriter, pianist, harmonica player, an extraordinary American musician and storyteller. He’s also an actor, activist, author, and an award-winning educator who has taught Newton public school students for more than 40 years. Kemp has acted in numerous films and TV shows, and is comfortable sharing the stage with artists such as Taj Mahal, Koko Taylor, and Gil Scott-Heron, as well as performing shows with his band. He wrote and performed “If Loneliness Was Black” for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Complexions Dance Company. Kemp has also composed for WGBH Public Television/Boston.
