ensemble that varies in size between 13 and 35 musicians and blended a range of genres including funk, free jazz, and psychedelic rock. Tate, who played guitar and conducted the group, described it in 2004 as "a band I wanted to hear but could not find".

Writing

Though initially a freelancer, Tate quickly became the leading critic on Black culture for the Voice and in that position, one of the leading cultural critics in

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