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					<description><![CDATA[Sat., June 13, 2026, Doors Open: 7:30 pm, 1st Show: 8 pm, 2nd Show: 9:30 pm. Brooklyn, NY &#8211; See map. Sistas’ Place, 456 Nostrand Avenue, Frederick Douglass Square (formerly Nostrand &#38; Jefferson Aves.), where Jazz: A Music of the Spirit Lives and Culture is our Weapon, is in its 31st season with the music [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignright size-full wp-image-4796" src="https://sistasplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026-06-13-lafayette-harris-mejedi-owusu-band-500x647px.jpg" alt="Lafayette Harris &amp; Mejadi Owusu " width="500" height="647" srcset="https://sistasplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026-06-13-lafayette-harris-mejedi-owusu-band-500x647px.jpg 500w, https://sistasplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026-06-13-lafayette-harris-mejedi-owusu-band-500x647px-232x300.jpg 232w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" />Sat., June 13, 2026,<br />
Doors Open: 7:30 pm,<br />
1st Show: 8 pm,<br />
2nd Show: 9:30 pm.<br />
Brooklyn, NY &#8211; <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/102+Jefferson+Ave,+Brooklyn,+NY+11216/@40.6818124,-73.9529899,790m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c25b90b68348c1:0x4d0065b7134ef86d!8m2!3d40.6826911!4d-73.9532259!16s%2Fg%2F11bw4cskqz?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDYwMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener">See map</a>.</h2>
<p><strong>Sistas’ Place, </strong>456 Nostrand Avenue<strong>,</strong> Frederick Douglass Square (formerly Nostrand &amp; Jefferson Aves.), where Jazz: A Music of the Spirit Lives and Culture is our Weapon, is in its 31st season with the music of Resistance, Resilience, and Resurgence. Sistas’ Place is a Historic Landmark Institution! Produced in Association with Mel</p>
<p>Join us at Sistas’ Place this <strong>Sat., June 13, 2026,</strong> featuring the <strong>Lafayette Harris/Mejedi Owusu Ban</strong>d featuring pianist <strong>Lafayette Harris</strong>,  trumpeter <strong>Mejedi Owusu</strong>, saxophonist <strong>Matt Garcia</strong>, bassist <strong>Lonnie Plaxico</strong> and multi-percussionist <strong>David Hawkins</strong>.</p>
<p>This is the last concert in the month-long series celebrating the <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https://nycjazzrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/08.pdf&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj5leS-xvuUAxXZmYkEHcraJ5QQFnoECBgQAQ&amp;usg=AOvVaw2fXPPjn1rwZMzji6_oMp7K" target="_blank" rel="noopener">50th Anniversary of the Wildflower Series at Studio RivBea</a>.</p>
<p><em>Reservations are a must</em>–call <strong><a href="tel:(718) 398-1766">(718) 398-1766</a></strong> (no credit card required). $35 cash at door (and only cash accepted); and<strong> in advance you can purchase with CashApp: $HTFLH (<a href="https://cash.app/$htflh" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://cash.app/$HTFLH</a>) </strong><strong><em>for only $30</em>. </strong></p>
<p>Questions? Call <strong><a href="tel:(718) 398-1766">(718) 398-1766</a>.</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://sistasplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026-06-13-lafayette-harris-mejedi-owusu-band-flyer.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Download an 8.5&#8243; by 11&#8243; higher-resolution flyer</a> (150 dpi/PDF).</p>
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