The generations of work that have gone into creating racial equity in "classical" music can't be overstated, and Chicago-based composer Renée Baker joins Garrett to offer her story and why the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) remains a vital part of the movement. The guys offer their Christmas music picks for the season, and unpack the notion of inappropriate musical characterizations of culture. Garrett and Scott wrap up the show with a raw and emotional discussion that centers Julius Eastman's "Crazy Nigger" and Claude Debussy's "Golliwog's Cakewalk".

Playlist:

Florence Price - "Adoration" (perf. Randall Goosby and Zhu Wang: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgtP1lgGlHE)

Pyotr Tchaikovsky - excerpts from "The Nutcracker"

Imani Winds - "This Christmas"

Glen Campbell - "Pretty Paper"

Murray Head - "One Night in Bangkok"

Renée Baker - "Warm Broth"

Julius Eastman - "Crazy Nigger"

Claude Debussy - "Golliwog's Cakewalk"

More:

Renée Baker: http://www.reneebakercomposer.net

Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians: https://www.aacmchicago.org

Downbeat (Chris Cuomo Comments on CNN Suspension: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFMlh7mNMtk&t=16s)

NYC Kids Write Book About Florence Price: https://www.npr.org/2021/12/02/1060468024/these-nyc-kids-have-written-the-history-of-an-overlooked-black-female-composer

Scottish Ballet Revises The Nutcracker To Address Racism: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-59527811

NutRemix: https://www.newballet.org/performances/nut-remix/