Poetry Project with George Elliot Clarke, D.D. Jackson & More
Sat, Dec 07
|Toronto
Presented by Caliban Arts Theatre. D.D Jackson, George Elliott Clarke host 5 poets Breading into Song - The 14th Amendment. Doors at 7pm, concert starts at 8pm. Grand Bosendorfer Concert. Tickets $45 - $65
Time & Location
Dec 07, 2024, 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Toronto, 1300 Gerrard St E, Toronto, ON M4L 1Y7, Canada
About the event
D.D Jackson performs: Poetry Project - https://www.ddjackson.com/poetry-project
Set 1: George Elliott Clarke hosts - 5 Poets Breaking into Song - The 14th Amendment
Poets: Ayesha Chatterjee, Bruce Meyer, Giovanna Riccio, CP Zemokhol & GEC
Set 2: Award Winning Pianist D.D. Jackson’s - Poetry Project: World Premiere and Album Release Concert with Emmy and Juno Award Winning Lineup: Players: D.D. Jackson (pianist/ composer/ vocals/ leader), Mark Hundevad (drums and vibraphone), Roberto Occhipinti (bass) with Guest Tom Fleming (guitar); Vocalists: Sammy Jackson (Juno Winner), Yoon Sun Choi and Michael Dunston
After receiving his B.Music with High Distinction in Classical Piano from Indiana University, and his Masters in Jazz from the Manhattan School of Music, the multi-Emmy-winning composer D.D. Jackson began his career as a jazz pianist/composer, and went on to record, perform, and tour around the world with some of the most acclaimed names in jazz and beyond, including drummer Jack Dejohnette, and saxophonists James Carter and David Murray (with whom he most…