City of Asylum Pittsburgh hosts its annual Jazz Poetry Concert once again this Saturday, September 10. Invited international writers include Tommi Parkko, Alexandra Petrova and Hind Shoufani from the University of Iowa International Writing Program.
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On September 10, Sampsonia Way, an alley in Pittsburgh’s Northside, will become the stage for the acclaimed open air jazz concert. Jazz Poetry Concert will be streamed live on the web at http://www.livestream.com/jazzpoetryconcert.
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In this interview Allmond discusses the dynamic of playing trumpet in a 17 piece jazz band, which instrument sounds the most like a human voice, and the amount of rehearsal time needed to prepare for the Jazz/Poetry Concert.
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“Methods of Assessing the Likely Presence of a Terrorist Threat in a Remote Indigenous Community,” a poem from Hinemoana Baker’s collection KŌIWI KŌIWI | BONE BONE.
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At salon-style readings, City of Asylum/ Pittsburgh hosts international writers like Iranian novelist Shahriar Mandanipour to read for the Northside community.
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City of Asylum/Pittsburgh was a winner in the national “Space for Change” competition, sponsored by the LINC-Ford Foundation, for its new Literary Center in the Northside.
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In this video, Musician Erica Lindsay talks about composition, improvisation, poetry, and playing with a large band. Lindsay has been featured in the Jazz Poetry Concert series as a member of Oliver Lake’s Big Band Ensemble and is currently working on her own projects with improvised saxophone and orchestral compositions.
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