A compelling portrait of composer-performer Julius Eastman's enigmatic and intriguing life and music.

Foreword by George E. LewisAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Julius Eastman and His Music - Renee Levine PackerJulius Eastman, A Biography - Renee Levine PackerUnjust Malaise - David BordenThe Julius Eastman Parables - R. Nemo HillJulius Eastman and the Conception of "Organic Music" - Kyle GannJulius Eastman Singing - John Patrick ThomasAn Accidental Musicologist Passes the Torch - Mary Jane LeachA Flexible Musical Identity: Julius Eastman in New York City, 1976-90 - Ryan DohoneyEvil Nigger: A Piece for Multiple Instruments of the Same Type by Julius Eastman (1979), with Performance Instructions by Joseph Kubera - David BordenA Postminimalist Analysis of Julius Eastman's Crazy Nigger - Andrew Hanson-Dvoracek"The Piece Does Not Exist without Julius": Still Staying on Stay On It - Matthew MendezConnecting the Dots - Mary Jane LeachGay Guerrilla: A Minimalist Choralphantasie - Luciano ChessaAppendix: Julius Eastman Compositions - Mary Jane LeachChronologySelected BibliographyList of ContributorsIndex