Yusef Komunyakaa & Billy Bang: Sacrifice: Meditations on the Vietman Experience April 1, 2009

This emotionally charged work combines the exceptional talents of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa with the cutting edge sounds of jazz violinist Billy Bang. Coming from seemingly disparate backgrounds, the two share a common past as Vietnam veterans. In this compelling production, the artists use music, voice, media and conversation to capture their remembered experience of a cruel and painful war.