MacArthur fellow Courtney Bryan creates a ministry with music
When Courtney Bryan was 5 years old, growing up in New Orleans as the youngest of three, the piano became another way to communicate without speaking. She calls it her first communication. Dr. Bryan, who dubs herself a “minister of music,” combines elements of jazz, classical, and gospel in ways that center Black lives. Her compositions have been featured in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, as well as orchestras around the […]
