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| National Jazz Museum in Harlem May 14 & 15 Events Tuesday, May 14, 2013: Jazz for Curious Listeners - Catching up with Christian. 7:00 – 8:30pm. Location: Maysles Cinema (343 Lenox Avenue between 127th & 128th) Donation Suggested It's been a while since Christian McBride has sat down and talked with us, and we miss him as much as he misses us. Christian has had a busy year- so what else is new?-and has a lot to lay on us. From leading the Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour to performing across the globe with his group and others, we have a lot of catching up to do. Join us as we get transported into his living room as he regales us with stories from the road and updates us on the great projects he is working on. Wednesday, May 15th and 29th Harlem Speaks Portraits of Harlem Poetry Slam Competition- Theme: Harlem 6:30-8:30 Location: MIST Harlem (46 West 116th Street) Suggested Donation of $20 | For more information: 212-348-8300 It's only a hop, skip and jump from the poetry of the Harlem Renaissance to slam poetry. Please join us on as the National Jazz Museum in Harlem hosts two amazing evenings of contemporary creativity. You're invited to participate, and there'll be a cash prize of $150 as well. From Langston Hughes to Claude McKay to Jean Toomer, the poets of the Harlem Renaissance created stunning and powerful portraits of Harlem and the African-American experience. Jazz musicians were doing the same thing with music, and the marriage of the two laid the foundation for the modern art form of slam poetry. This two-night poetry slam series will premiere contemporary vignettes of our neighborhood and the music. Poets from all ages, backgrounds and neighborhoods can sign up for the slam to kick-off the competition with the theme as "Harlem." On the second night, with the topic being "Jazz", the poets will improvise with musicians. Peppered with live music and quick-fire poetry improvisation, the event will be the first of its kind for us and we hope you'll join us as we showcase the new stories of our beloved Harlem and jazz! write your comments about the article :: © 2013 Jazz News :: home page |