Po'Jazz
...at the Center
Spring 2001
Po'Jazz is an innovative partnership of poetry and jazz, now in its third year at The Hudson Valley Writers' Center. Founder, Creator, Poet and Project Director Golda Solomon has combined her two passions to create an energetic program that was part of the Historic Hudson River Towns of Westchester's Hudson Heritage Festival 1999 (official Fall Festival designee of the I Love New York campaign).
Sunday,
April 22, 2001
3:15-6:30pm
doors
open at 2:45
Featuring
the Inaugural Performance of the
brooklyn
poetry choir
conducted by Tyrone
Henderson
Poets:
Gha'il Rhodes Benjamin
Elizabeth Conrad Dispenza
Tyrone Henderson
Quimetta Perle
Golda Solomon
Musicians:
Tom Aalfs, violin
Joe Exley, tuba
JD Parran, reeds
Ray Turull, percussion
Sunday,
May 20, 2001
3:15-6:30pm
doors
open at 2:45
Featured
Poets:
Minnie
Bruce Pratt
Rick Pernod
also:
award-winning poets from
City College Spring 2001 Poetry Festival
Musicians:
The
Tom Aalfs Trio
Tom
Aalfs, violin
Nicki Parrott, bass
Ron Jackson, guitar
Light
refreshments will be available at a reasonable cost.
Writing, jazz-related crafts, poetry books and cds also available for
sale.
Admission:
$12 ($10 for HVWC members, students with ID, and seniors)
Children under 12: free
For biographies of Po'Jazz artists appearing this year, click here.
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these Dates September 30 (with Billy Collins, hattie gossett, and The Bernard "Pretty" Purdie Quintet) November 4 (with Cornelia St. Cafe Poets and The Melvin Sparks Trio) Purchase a Po'Jazz subscription (Spring & Fall) and come to one event as our guest - for details e-mail or call the HVWC office (914) 332-5953 or Golda Solomon (914) 478-2975 |
Programs and events of The Hudson Valley Writers' Center are made possible in part by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Westchester Arts Council with funds from Westchester County Government, corporations and individuals and with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency. Additional funding for Po'Jazz 2001 has been provided by the Rotary Club of the Tarrytowns.