Note: This program takes place at MoAD, not at Yerba Buena Gardens.

The Marcus Shelby Quartet presents:
Beyond the Blues: Ending the Prison Industrial Complex

Marcus Shelby, noted composer, bassist, and bandleader presents a mini-concert and an interactive discussion on the perils of the prison industrial complex, mass incarceration, ending the death penalty, alternative criminal justices practices, and how music can be a creative vehicle to highlight these issues.

The premiere of Marcus Shelby’s “Beyond the Blues: A Prison Oratorio” performed by the Marcus Shelby Orchestra will be presented admission-free on Sunday, September 27 at the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival.