Black Artist Group: For Peace and Liberty
A lost free jazz gem from the St. Louis collective
The Black Artist[s] Group (BAG) was a cooperative of performing artists and community activists in St. Louis that existed from 1967 to 1973.
Their live album In Paris, Aries 1973 gained cult status in the free jazz community. Until recently, it was believed to be the single existing documentation of BAG’s music. An original pressing of the self-released …
