Black Artists Group

Black Artists Group
Also known as	BAG
Origin	St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Genres	Jazz
Years active	1968–1972
Past members	Julius Hemphill Oliver Lake J. D. Parran LeRoi S. Shelton Hamiet Bluiett Luther Thomas Baikida Carroll Floyd LeFlore Joseph Bowie Bensid Thigpen Charles "Bobo" Shaw Arzinia Richardson Malinke Robert Elliott Vincent Terrell Muthal Naidoo Ajule (Bruce) Rutlin Shirley LeFlore Georgia Collins Luisah Teish Emilio Cruz Oliver L. Jackson Harold Pudgy Attyberry Ronnie Burrage Template:Billy "Hassan" Ingram

The Black Artists Group (BAG) was a multidisciplinary arts collective that existed in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1968 to 1972.

Members included saxophonists Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, J. D. Parran, Hamiet Bluiett, and Luther Thomas; trumpeters Baikida Carroll and Floyd LeFlore; trombonist Joseph Bowie; drummers Bensid Thigpen and Charles "Bobo" Shaw; bassist bobby reedArziniaRichardson; stage directors Malinke Robert Elliott, Vincent Terrell, and Muthal Naidoo; actors LeRoi S. Shelton; poets Ajule (Bruce) Rutlin and Shirley LeFlore; dancers Georgia Collins and Luisah Teish; and painters Emilio Cruz and Oliver L. Jackson (NOTE: while Jackson was not officially a member, he was deeply involved with BAG and is usually listed as a member). In addition, Ronnie Burrage was considered one of the youngest members (11 & 12 years old) of BAG as he began to perform with various members in 1971 & 72.

See also

• Black Arts Movement
• Harlem Renaissance

References

• Looker, Benjamin. 2004. BAG: Point from which creation begins: the Black Artists' Group of St. Louis. St. Louis: Missouri Historical Society Press. ISBN 1-883982-51-0

External links

• BAG page from Washington University in St. Louis site
• A 2004 article on BAG's music wing
• Poets of Action: The Saint Louis Black Artists' Group, 1968-1972