Poet-activist-musician Gil Scott-Heron performed at the Montreaux Jazz Festival over the weekend. His message to the audience included, “For those of you who bet I would not be here — you lose.” Scott ...
Gil was never a brother to take the power of words lightly, and this monumental night was a shining example of his affective and explosive concoction of humor, intellect, wit and humility. It was one ...