'Impossible dream' of death row inmate and Catalan jazz artist collab
Catalan musician Albert Marques and Keith LaMar, who performs over the phone from a maximum security prison in Ohio, debuted their new work "Live from Death Row" at a gathering in New York last Friday.
On death row since 1995 after he was convicted of a crime he insists he did not commit, LaMar's execution is scheduled for January 13, 2027.
The album, which coincides with LaMar's 56th birthday, chronicles the civil rights struggle of Black people like himself.
It features compositions by Marques with lyrics by LaMar...