Jazz Temple Project

SOMEBODY,

MOURNING AT THE TEMPLE

Somebody: Mourning At The Temple, conceived by artist M. Carmen Lane, which they will execute in collaboration with artist Shaun Leonardo, received a Joyce Award in January 2020 to tell the stories of various communities directly and indirectly impacted by the Jazz Temple and its history after its bombing in August of 1965. Lane and Leonardo, who will serve as an artist-in-residence at ATNSC for the inaugural Willis Residency, named after the founder of the Jazz Temple, Winston Willis—have adapted the project plan in light of the limitations posed by COVID-19, with a focus on archival storytelling.