ABOUT THE EVENT
FREE WITH TICKET | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16 | 7PM
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Pierce Freelon is a GRAMMY® nominated musician, author, and educator whose joyful music blends hip-hop, electronic jazz and soul. His dynamic sound is inspired by his journey as a millennial dad and crafted for today’s modern families. Through honest and playful lyrics, rich melodies and fresh beats, he shares stories and welcomes kids and adults to his world.
Pierce’s work has been featured on the TODAY Show and at NPR, Parents Magazine, and more. His album Black to the Future was nominated for Best Children’s Music Album at the 2022 GRAMMY© Awards, the same year his mother Nnenna Freelon’s album, Time Traveler, was nominated for Best Jazz Album, making history as the first mother and son to be nominated simultaneously. The mother-and-son will release a new children’s music album called AnceStars in 2023.
Pierce has written two children's picture books with Little, Brown Cooks for Young Readers: Daddy-Daughter Day (2022) and Daddy and Me: Side by Side (2023). Freelon is a former Durham City Councilman, a husband and a father of two based in Durham, North Carolina. He is the founder of Galactic South, a boutique Children’s media company and the founder of Blackspace, an Afrofuturism digital maker space for youth.
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August 16, 2023 | 7:00 pm