Join us for a special evening at the ACME partnering with our friends at Flemington DIY.

First a screening of the documentary “TCB: The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing”. The film is a biography of the influential writer, filmmaker and cultural worker, who with humor and deep insight, inspired a generation of artists to dedicate themselves to community empowerment. The film is structured as a series of lessons on cultural organizing, gleaned from Bambara's life and shared by her friends, colleagues and students.

Film producer/director Louis Massiah commissioned accomplished Jazz drummer, Jerome Jennings to score the soundtrack. His music complements the visuals, transporting the audience back to the time and places in which Cade Bambara lived. Following the film Jerome will perform live at the ACME with the Jerome Jennings Quintet.

Jerome Jennings is a drummer, activist, bandleader, sideman, and Emmy Award winning composer.To date, Jerome has performed, toured and recorded with legendary musicians like Sonny Rollins, Hank Jones, Gerald Wilson, Christian McBride, Ron Carter, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Wynton Marsalis (J@LC), The Count Basie Orchestra, Philip Bailey, Henry Butler, and countless others. He has also made recordings and shared the stage with contemporary musicians, Brandee Younger, Camille Thurman, Jazzmeia Horn, Christian Sands, and Thembelihle Dunjana, to name a few. He has been a member of piano master, GeorgeCables’ trio since 2021.

A food and wine reception will be held during a half hour intermission after the film.

All funds benefit the programming of Flemington DIY and ACME Screening Room.