Cooch's Bridge: Voices of Resilience | R and B News

Drummer Jonathan Whitney drops a soul-stirring new album, “Cooch’s Bridge: The African-American Presence,” honoring the forgotten lives of enslaved and free Black people near Delaware’s only Revolutionary War battle site. Blending jazz, R&B, and Afro-diasporic rhythms with deep archival research, Whitney humanizes these figures—mothers, fathers, craftsmen—as whole people, not just victims. Featuring haunting chants like “Say Their Names” and layered narration, the project is both a musical tribute and a call for remembrance, fueled by Whitney’s personal roots in the region. It’s a powerful reminder that resilience, joy, and legacy have always been woven into Blac...