WQXR Features Published by WQXR Features 12 Black Contemporary Composers You Should Listen To Top (left to right): Valerie Coleman, Adolphus Hailstork, Alexis Ffrench, Michael Abels Middle (left to right): Bill Banfield, Jessie Montgomery, Terence Blanchard...(continued below) ( Valerie Coleman: Photo by Matthew Murphy; Bill Banfield: Photo by Kelly Davidson; Carlos Simon: Photo by Terrance Ragland; Michael Abels: Photo by Eric Schwabel; all others courtesy of artists' sites ) i 13 Comments