Greenwich Library’s Peterson Concert Series is proud to host author and musician James McBride and his Good Lord Bird Gospel Band, Sunday, February 28 at 3:30 pm for an afternoon of words and music in the Cole Auditorium—guaranteed to have you on your feet. The afternoon will combine selected readings from McBride’s National Book Award winning novel, The Good Lord Bird, with performances of spirituals and jazz renditions of classic gospel songs inspired by abolitionist John Brown, a key figure in the novel. The quintet includes Show Tyme Brooks(drums), Trevor Exter (bass), Keith Robinson (guitar), Adam Faulk (piano), James McBride (sax) and the whole band on vocals. James McBride is an author, musician, and screenwriter. His landmark memoir, The Color of Water, rested on the New York Times bestseller list for two years and is read in schools and universities across the United States. McBride studied composition at The Oberlin Conservatory of Music and received his Masters in Journalism from Columbia University at age 22. He is currently a Distinguished Writer in Residence at NYU. The Peterson Concert Series is open to all at no charge through the support of the Board of Trustees and generous donors. Doors open at 3 pm. For more information contact Music Librarian David Waring at dwaring@greenwichlibrary.org or call (203) 622-7917. For more information on this speaker please visit www.prhspeakers.com.