Absent Matter looks at race through the lens of those who feel unacknowledged or without value. The original jazz composition is combined with samples from Common, Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar.

Projecting charged images from apartheid-era South Africa to the death of Eric Garner, The Gettin’ is taut with electric tension. The piece highlights jazz artist Robert Glasper’s rendition of Max Roach’s work.