BAG II now on MySpace

Bassist and composer Zimbabwe Nkenya sends word via email that the reconstituted Black Artist Group (a.k.a BAG II) now has a MySpace page, which will feature both information on the organization's current activities and historical material related to the group's earlier incarnation, which helped launch the careers of performers such as Oliver Lake, Julius Hemphill, Hamiet Bluiett, Charles "Bobo" Shaw, Baikida Carroll, Luther Thomas, Joseph Bowie, Floyd LeFlore and many others. .

"We're looking for CDs, photos and other BAG related material from the 1960s and 1970s for the web page. We can upload and post music/recording samples and scan and return photos. Let us know if you have something to share," writes Nkenya. You'll find the BAG II page at http://www.myspace.com/blackartistgroup.