” I always thought that the traditional role of the arts in West Africa in their communities is the one that best corresponded to that of Horace Tapscott. As my friend the Nigerian novelist and poet Chris Abani told me : “Horace is completely African.” We can take Steve Isoardi at his word, author of several books on Tapscott, including the seminal The Dark Tree: Jazz and Community Arts in Los Angeles (2006) and main custodian of the archives concerning this musician quite apart in the jazz galaxy…
