Dedicated series / mission15.0/25
Home of Jazz Poetry (poets reading while jazz musicians improvise one-and-done accompaniment) and a recurring Thursday Night Jazz series.
[1] [2]Frequency of relevant shows12.0/20
Regular small-scale music and performance programming; Jazz Poetry runs all of May, plus recurring Thursday jazz nights.
[1] [2]Artist roster12.0/20
Jazz Poetry has paired improvisers such as Oliver Lake and Marta Sanchez with writers-in-residence; roster mixes creative-jazz and mainstream jazz.
[1]Self-description4.8/12
Describes itself as a hub for readers/writers and small-scale music and artistic experimentation, not specifically a free-improv venue.
[1]Operating model10.0/10
Program of City of Asylum, a nonprofit sheltering exiled writers.
[1]Community reputation4.8/8
Jazz Poetry is one of Pittsburgh's signature arts events since 2005.
[1]Listening-room intent4.0/5
Intimate seated performance space for attentive listening.
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