Union of God's Musicians and Artists Ascension

[1] It was part of his work with the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra (PAPA), founded in 1961, which aimed to preserve, develop and publicize African American music.

[2] The collective was partly set up to find employment for African American musicians, dancers and visual artists in Los Angeles.

[3] Political influences of the time included John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Malcolm X and H. Rap Brown.

[4] Within UGMAA, Horace Tapscott offered poor youths free music lessons, and later enlisted them into the P.A.P.A.

[3] Famous musicians involved with UGMAA included Arthur Blythe, Stanley Crouch, Butch Morris, Joe Sample, Wilber Morris, David Murray, Jimmy Woods, Nate Morgan and Guido Sinclair.