A New Label for Music by Black Composers

Published: Feb. 23, 2021, 3:26 p.m.

Pianist Lara Downes recently launched Rising Sun Music, a digital label that will release new recordings of music by Black composers from the last 200 years. The first release is titled Remember Me To Harlem and features the work of William Grant Still, Benny Golson, Eubie Blake, and Maragret Bonds. Downes joins us to discuss the project.