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CANCELED: JAZZmeetsPOETRY: Miles Davis – Bitches Brew

An added engagement for the JAZZmeetsPOETRY series celebrates the 50th anniversary of Miles Davis’ 1970 iconic double album Bitches Brew. Released on March 30 on Columbia Records, the Grammy award-winning album gained recognition as one of jazz’s greatest albums, a…

JAZZmeetsPOETRY: Celebrating Sun Ra

The first show of 2020 for the JAZZmeetsPOETRY series celebrates jazz composer/innovator and poet Sun Ra. Join us as we take a theatrical journey into space, identity and culture… Sun Ra’s widely eclectic and avant-garde music echoed the entire history…

JAZZmeetsPOETRY: Stanzas for Sinatra

A night of JAZZmeetsPOETRY in honor of Frank Sinatra Celebrating the “Chairman of the Board” The final show of the year for the JAZZmeetsPOETRY series highlights the gift that was – and is – Sinatra. Get inspired during the holiday…

JAZZmeetsPOETRY: Remembering Ntozake Shange

JAZZmeetsPOETRY presents another intimate theatrical reading event featuring a live band! Last season, we brought you Monk ‘N’ Bud. This season, we honor the one-year anniversary of the passing of award-winning poet/playwright Ntozake Shange (Oct 18 1948 – Oct 27…