We have been hoping to host Samora for many years now. It is with great excitement that we are able to present him and his band - and on top of that, to feature his sister, the legendary Elena Pinderhughes. We have been blessed with riches here!!

Samora Pinderhughes is a composer, pianist, vocalist, filmmaker, and multidisciplinary artist known for using his music to examine sociopolitical issues and fight for change. He works in the tradition of black surrealists throughout the African Diaspora, those who bend word, sound, and image towards the causes of revolution.

Pinderhughes has collaborated with many artists across boundaries and scenes including Herbie Hancock, Common, Glenn Ligon, Sara Bareilles, Daveed Diggs, Titus Kaphar, Lalah Hathaway, August Greene, Robert Glasper, Karriem Riggins, Branford Marsalis, Christian Scott, Jose James, and Emily King.

Pinderhughes is the first-ever Art for Justice + Soros Justice Fellow and a recipient of Chamber Music America’s 2020 Visionary Award, a Creative Capital awardee, a Joe’s Pub / Public Theater NYC Artist-in-Residence, and a Sundance Composers Lab fellow.

An event at St James the Great is expensive and tickets are priced to help us cover costs. If you would like to come and cannot afford it, please get in touch with us - churchofsoundinfo@gmail.com.

St James the Great is an accessible venue & we provide tickets to companions upon request. If you have any questions at all, please do get in touch via the same email.

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