Con Fuoco: A Podcast about Classical Music and its Future

How can you separate a person from their art? with Farayi Malek

October 14, 2020 Daniel Cho Season 1 Episode 7
Con Fuoco: A Podcast about Classical Music and its Future
How can you separate a person from their art? with Farayi Malek
Show Notes

My guest this week is jazz and contemporary vocalist, composer, arranger, and educator, Farayi Malek. Farayi holds a bachelor’s degree in Contemporary Improvisation from New England Conservatory and a master’s degree in Contemporary Performance from the Berklee College of Music Global Jazz Institute. She is currently the vocalist of the Global Messengers, an ensemble led by award-winning pianist, Danilo Perez.  In 2018, Farayi was invited to perform with Berklee’s New Spirit Quintet in Novosibirsk, Russia and the following year, was invited to the Mindel Summer Jazz Festival in (Cape Verde to perform with the Ron Savage Trio. In addition to her performance ventures, Farayi is a passionate educator, founding her own online learning platform Allegro Virtual Preparatory Instruction, which seeks to provide students with the highest possible level of preparation for the study of music in higher education. In addition to her online program, she is an instructor of voice, piano, and composition at Eugene Piano Academy, located in Eugene, Oregon. 

The question of the week is: How can you separate a person from their art? Farayi and I share artists we can successfully separate from their art and artists we cannot, if people really are innocent until proven guilty, the road for redemption for those we see as problematic, and how to respect the suffering of others. 

A warning to listeners: this episode contains subject matter that may be triggering to some listeners, with the discussion of topics like sexual assault, violence, and racism. Please proceed with caution. 

You can find out more about Farayi at her website, www.farayimalek.com, or on Instagram @farayi.malek.