RIP #ElayneJones, pioneering #percussionist who challenged racial barriers when she joined the
#SFSymphony
in 1972

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/21/arts/music/elayne-jones-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=Mjgwul42b6wmGJgcr3Du0FoiB_YcLUDdfB2yogQOUDrqCWQJ0YeLe9_JEHKasMbaj6u9q_FIl2d1p5NoxkUMHOZYgDv8pdZ61v6IRMcBeZwVmvQwpqTvJa6fgiIlfv753v1eiDBRuLXa86k-M3vTcgEKZmo05sFn3hHkr0EcapDqs10VSoW91fZEXgAANy5PqAfKgbMIHAM4f7tv3rYeB2b12zg2bDPhZsRzko7lslKlqYkYfIcc0AZ9Wy1_n48GRm5UoW-oYd1cnyeij0NXZvFYpQ4SfR42CGeEnWOabDZX4BIJjcZCnobgCoo8LldxCTuJJmQfi7iLddPkxS8&smid=share-url

Elayne Jones, Pioneering Percussionist, Is Dead at 94

She challenged racial barriers when she joined the San Francisco Symphony in 1972. But she became embroiled in a legal battle when she was denied tenure two years later. #BlackFriday #ElayneJones

gifted from NYT
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/21/arts/music/elayne-jones-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=WxdIV9iqaCmMLsrytq9nT0Ej6tZBN9A78e_nIDKPFZUyeesGxDYLMhfjZvn081ZKqggD0xRT6mz1WloB1kxFkrM59uWAoSX_0XNEGTqPmGoouvKrjaUFDHRl66oXYCUZcE55tkXlyusACHp_s7m-cMhdw5dOUbz9_4sxVJtxuv6JPnvFFAndexyqSOmtKCDIFPSg9CI_4F54L2gTolAqk8sFGKxJh3NzmUGqgBnKIIMoT8lhLvMX6AFZVHbrBCuFq4-lC8ZBnbxX-fe_xybpdyLJtxSKDHn4Uz4sseFjuezkSxVsbqpSCHs6SvG1JhzRj3ITdYwkn3FxuUcgA_o&smid=share-url