Musicologist Heather Pinson talks about preparing to emcee this year’s City of Asylum’s Jazz Poetry Concert. Heather volunteered backstage at the concert last year and wrote about the experience for Sampsonia Way.
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Jazz Poetry Concert, hosted by City of Asylum Pittsburgh Saturday, September 10. This year’s concert features Sonia Sanchez, international writers, jazz musician Oliver Lake, and the Tarbaby Trio.
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On September 10 Sampsonia Way, an alley in Pittsburgh’s Northside, will become the stage for the annual Jazz Poetry Concert. The poet Yusef Komunyakaa read at the 2010 Jazz Poetry Concert and wrote about the experience for Sampsonia Way.
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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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The following selection of Sampsonia Way author interviews published in 2011 feature diverse voices from around the world sharing their views on the creative process, politics and culture, and their own struggle to defend freedom of expression.
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Political prisoners of Cuba’s Black Spring have been freed, but for some life in exile has hardly improved since being released from prison. Most of the activists were forced to accept exile as a condition of their release.
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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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