City of Asylum

September 2006
7:30-9:30 PM

Jazz-Poetry Concert turns Sampsonia Way into a site of world-class performances spanning the disciplines of art, literature and music.

In case of rain, the concert will be moved to the New Hazlett Theater (directions from Sampsonia Way).

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 2006 Jazz Poetry Concert

JAZZ!


Dwayne Dolphin, bass
Roger Humphries, drums (photo)
Oliver Lake, saxophone
Bruce Williams, saxophone
plus Thomas Chatman and drummers from the Pittsburgh Dance Ensemble


 

POETRY! 


Toi Derricotte (photo)
Huang Xiang
Wole Soyinka

    

SPECIAL GUESTS!

Dr. Mark Nordenberg, Chancellor, University of Pittsburgh
Sharon McDermott, reader of translations

PRODUCTION CREW!

Dave Bjornson
Kristin Carrigan
Teresa Foley
Jim Mueller

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It was an extraordinary honor for City of Asylum/Pittsburgh to welcome Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate in Literature, as our featured poet.  Mr. Soyinka is not only one of the world’s great authors, he is also a towering human rights figure and an unceasing advocate of and actor for social justice.