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Concerts and Conferences
2012
January 18-26 2012
Emmanuel Jal Mexico Tour
Jeff will be
performing on guitar with Emmanuel Jal at C. Juarez and
Omnilife Stadium in Guadalajara.
January 28-30 2012
Cannes, France
Jeff will be
performing on guitar with Kae Sun at Midem in Cannes,
France.
February 5 2012 CBC 99.1 FM Live (Toronto, Canada)
Jeff will be performing
on guitar with Kae Sun at a live CBC 99.1 FM Black
History Month Event at Trane Studio.
March 6 2012 McMaster University
Jeff will be presenting his paper "Placing Africa
at the Heart of History" at 12:30pm in Council
Chambers, Gilmour Hall 111 as part of an African
Diaspora symposium.
March 22 2012 Toronto Center for the Arts
(Toronto, Canada)
Jeff will be performing
on guitar with Kae Sun at The Toronto Center for the
Arts - Opening for Karl Wolf @ 9pm.
March 26 Algonquin College (Ottawa, Canada)
Jeff will be performing on guitar with Kae Sun at Algonquin College - with Whale
Tooth.
April 15 2012 Lula Lounge (Toronto, Canada)
Jeff will
be performing on guitar with Starchild X.
April 22 -28 UNESCO Conference (Free Town, Sierra Leone)
Jeff will be presenting his paper “The Kru Peoples: An
Early Model of Outsourcing Wage Labor in West Africa” at
the UNESCO conference “Sierra Leone: Past and Present”.
He will also give a guitar performance.
May 4 2012 Freetown, Sierra Leone
Jeff will be performing with Africa Ruby and other
Sierra Leoneon reggae artists at Aces Night Club.
June 8 2012
Luminato Festival (Toronto, Canada)
Jeff
will be performing on guitar with Kae Sun at The Hub-David
Pecaut Square - Opening for K'naan @ 8pm.
2011
January 13 2011 Durham
Personal Computer UsersClub (Courtice, ON)
Jeff will be
presenting at the DPCUC meeting discussing media and
networking in Music.
January 29 2011 York University, Toronto
Jeff will be a Moderator at a conference entitled:
Slavery in the 21st Century.
February 15, Trent University, Canada
Jeff will be presenting his seminar on African Musical
Traditions
February 2011 - Emmanuel Jal Canadian mini-tour
Jeff played guitar along with Emmanuel Jal as part of
his Canadian mini-tour.
March 12 - Canadian Music Week -The Supermarket -
Toronto, Canada
Jeff will be playing guitar with Emmanuel Jal as part of
Canadian Music Week. The concert will take place at "The
Supermarket" at 11pm.
March 16 2011 -
Guest Speaker -University of Hawaii (Honolulu)
Jeff will be
presenting his ground breaking research on Ottobah
Cugoano as a follow up to his first major US publication
with the University of Hawaii Press - The Journal of World
History
March 29, Trent University, Canada
Guest Lecture: Jeff will be presenting his paper entitled:
"Developing a Comparative Pedagogical Approach in Studies of
Slavery"
May 5-7th 2011 Canadian Association of African Studies (CAAS) Annual
Conference at York University (Toronto, Canada)
Jeff will be presenting his paper: '"Child Soldiers in
the 21st Century: Modern Slavery?"
April 2011 - Emmanuel Jal "We want Peace US mini- tour":
Jeff will be playing guitar with Emmanuel Jal across the
US.
June 7 2011- filming for TV show "Guitar Picks"
Jeff will be playing guitar with artist Kate Fair as
part of the TV series "Guitar Picks" hosted by Kim Mitchell
and airing on Treasure HD.
July 4-6, Univeristy of Ibadan (Ibandan, Nigeria)
Jeff will be presenting at the Annual Toyin Falola
Conference. His paper is entitled:
"From Child Soldiers to Authors and Artists : Exploring
the Written and Musical Expressions of Emmanuel Jal and
Ishmael Beah"
July 2011 Emmanuel Jal Canadian Tour
Jeff will be playing guitar with Emmanuel Jal at
festivals across Canada including the Vancouver Folk Music
Festival, the Hillside Festival and the Quebec City Music
Festival.
August 5 2011, Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto
Jeff will be performing with artist Kae Sun at the Virgin Mobile Indie Friday sessions.
August 21-27 2011 - The Summer Institute - "Slavery, Memory
and Citizenship" UNESCO - York University - Toronto
Jeff will be presenting his paper entitled "
Child
Soldiers and Modern Slavery in the 21st Century"
and performing
music for a UNESCO event featuring
keynote speaker former Governor General Michaelle Jean. September, TBA Guest Lecturer , University of Toronto
Jeff will present his groundbreaking research on slave
narratives.
September 17 2011 - TED
Talks Event, Toronto
Jeff will be performing with artist Kae Sun.
September 24 - Go Global Expo, Toronto
Jeff will be performing with Kae Sun opening for Sol
Guy's keynote talk at the Go Global Expo in Toronto.
October 15 - Alliance Against Modern Slavery Conference,
York University, Toronto
Jeff will be performing with Janelle Belgrave (Peace
Concept) at the 2nd annual AAMS conference on modern
slavery.
November 1-4, Emmanuel Jal US Shows, Durham, N.C. and Ferrum,
Virginia
Jeff will be performing with Emmanuel Jal at Duke
University on Nov 1 and Ferrum College on Nov 3.
November 6 - Video Shoot - Toronto
Jeff will be performing guitar with Kae Sun for film
series featuring Canadian artists in various settings.
November 7, 9 11 - York University - Faculty of Education,
Toronto
Jeff will be presenting three workshops on teaching
modern slavery in the Ontario classroom through the
development of a modern slavery unit.
November 15-18, Mundial Montreal Festival, Montreal
Jeff will be performing with Kae Sun at Club Balattou on
Nov 16 with other shows.
2010
May 5-7th 2010 Canadian Association of African Studies (CAAS) Annual
Conference at Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada)
Jeff will be presenting his paper: 'The Value of Biography in
Historical Research: Lovejoy's "Lived Histories" and the
Atlantic Slave Trades'
June 3-5 American Historical Society Conference George
Washington University (Washington D.C.)
Jeff will be giving an interactive talk: "Evolving History
in the 21st Century: The Paramount Role of Autobiography and
Biography in Linking Historical and Contemporary Issues"
July 6 2010 Music Seminar - York University/Harriet
Tubman Institute (Toronto, Canada)
Jeff will be presenting an interactive seminar featuring a
performance: "African Musical Expressions: An Overview of
Instruments and Styles"
July 30 2010 Guest Lecture - Chulalongkorn University
(Bangkok, Thailand)
Jeff will be presenting his interactive seminar: "Placing
African Writers at the Heart of 18th, 19th and 21st Century
Anti-Slavery Movements"
Aug 26 2010 - Guest Lecture - Thammasat University
(Bangkok, Thailand)
Jeff will be presenting his interactive seminar: "Engaging
with the Issue of Slavery: Developing a Comparative
Analytical Perspective"
Oct 6th World Bank (Washington, D.C.)
Jeff will be performing with Emmanuel Jal.
Oct 7 Capitol Hill (Washington D.C)
Jeff will be performing with Emmanuel Jal.
Oct 18 - Forced Marriage Conference (York University)
Toronto
Jeff will be performing songs with Kate Todd as the
opening entertainment for the conference.
Nov 6 - UNESCO Conference (York University), Toronto
Jeff performed for the UNESCO hosted conference on
Historical and Contemporary forms of Slavery with his group
"Peace Concept"
Dec 14-16 University of Buea - (Buea, Cameroon)
Jeff will be presenting his paper:
"Understanding 18th
and 19th Century Forms of Slavery in Africa:
Autobiography and Biography as Methodological Tools" at a
Conference entitled: "Searching for the African Voice:
Studying Slavery and the Slave Trade in Africa"
December 9 2010 - Recording and Performing on George Stromboulopoulos Show
Jeff will be performing with Emmanuel Jal on the CBC Show -
George Stromboulopoulos Show
December 9 2010 - Toronto, Canada
Jeff will be performing with Emmanuel Jal at a Human Rights
Conference at The University of Toronto
2009
September 23-28th 2009 The Wilberforce Institute (Hull, UK)
Jeff presented his paper:
'The Power of the African Narrative in Abolition and Fair
Trade Movements: Parallels Between Late 18th Century Freedom
Narratives and 21st Century Child Soldier Autobiographies'
December 1 2009 Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Roundtable Talks (Toronto, Canada)
Jeff Gunn and Karlee Sapoznik presented their case for the
need to create awareness and combat modern forms of slavery.
Jeff is available for conferences and guest lectures. Please contact him for more information.
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