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Greg Tate conducting at the 2009 NYC Winter Jazzfest; Tate could call out Michael Jackson and name each facet of his gift in the same breath; bass player Charles Mingus. (Hiroyuki Ito/Getty; Patrick Kovarik/AFP and Bettmann)
ARTHUR JAFA

Greg Tate: Possessed by Mingus

When news of the passing of pre-eminent cultural critic Greg Tate reverberated around the globe, poet, choreographer and essayist Harmony Holiday composed an ode to his legacy

  • Harmony Holiday
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