Jazz Poetry 2026: Spanish Pianist Marta Sánchez’s “For the Space You Left” with Olena Boryshpolets, Oleksandr Frazé-Frazénko, Bertony Louis & Mukhtar Shehata
Jazz Poetry 2026 welcomes Marta Sánchez for a stunning solo-piano album release, with compositions inspired by themes of isolation and solitude, as well as intimate, improvisational poetry collaborations with four City of Asylum Writers-in-Residence ...
Jazz Poetry 2026: Poet-Vocalist Erika Denae J’s “In the Mood For” (Book Launch & Album Teaser)
Innately fusion, this concert and book launch debuts poems by Erika Denae J that have leapt off the page and been adapted into musical compositions, brought to life with a 13-piece band including the likes of Jennifer Orchard, John Shannon, ...
Artist in Exile: Oleksandr Frazé-Frazénko’s Ceramic Knives (Ukrainian Spring Songs)
Writer-in-Residence Oleksandr Frazé-Frazénko and wife Mari Frazé-Frazénko bring the spellbinding sound of their folk-experimental duo—accompanied by fellow musicians Vsiudysvoia, Lesya Verba, and Hugo Cruz—to Alphabet City for a night of reimagined Eastern European songs ...
World of Music: The Leila (Moroccan Progressive Rock)
Welcome rock band The Leila on their debut North American tour as they blend elements of rock, soul, and traditional Moroccan sounds in songs about self-expression, empowerment, and societal issues ...
On Topic: Free Expression with Jacob Mchangama & Nadine Strossen
Our On Topic series continues this season with a moderated discussion among free speech experts, who will get into the weeds of current controversies and the role free expression plays in maintaining a democratic government ...
