Po’Jazz is an innovative partnership of poetry and jazz created by Golda Solomon, who has combined her two passions to create an energetic program featuring established and emerging poets sharing the stage with a small group of jazz musicians, blending the spoken word and improvised instrumentation.
After a successful four year run at The Hudson Valley Writers’ Center in Sleepy Hollow, New York, Po’Jazz made its home at The Cornelia Street Cafe in Greenwich Village and has now moved “uptown” to Blue Door Gallery in Yonkers (Po’Jazz on Hudson)
Po’Jazz celebrates diversity by presenting poets and musicians of all ages, perspectives, and ethnic backgrounds. Featured artists have included:
- Cameron Brown
- Regie Cabico
- R. Erica Doyle
- Calypso Muse
- Cave Canem Fellows
- Billy Collins
- Jacqui Johnson
- Patricia Smith
- Tony Jefferson
- Sabir Mateen
- Barry Wallenstein
- Angelo Verga
- Tom Aalfs
- Kelvyn Bell
- Vijay Iyer
- Ron Jackson
- Mariposa
- Ingrid Jensen
- J.D. Parran
- Louis Reyes Rivera
- Nicki Parrott
- Gary Smulyan
- Bernard Purdie
- Larry Ridley
- Barbara Sfraga
- Melvyn Sparks
- Christopher Dean Sullivan
- Michael T.A. Thompson
- Nasheet Waits
- louderARTS
To bring a Po’Jazz performance to your site, call (877-529-9528) or email Golda Solomon.
Check out the Po’Jazz live recording, Po’Jazz: Takin’ It To The Hollow in our recordings section.
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