Mark Ruffin with Bebop Fariy Tales - On Jazz, Intolerance and Baseball-

Virtually Live and Online by Alphabet City, North Side - Wednesday December 1, 7pm

“This is a virtual-only event streamed on City of Asylum’s virtual platform, City of Asylum @ Home.” 

Mark Ruffin, known as the afternoon drivetime DJ for SiriusXM’s Real Jazz channel, joins us virtually live to read from his collection of “jazz short stories,” Bebop Fairy Tales.  A scintillating blend of historical fiction with jazz and, yes, baseball—the collection weaves connections between the two great and uniquely American pastimes, and explores how both are an expression and arbiter of race in America.

Mark Ruffin

Bebop Fairy Tales feature details drawn from song lyrics, cultural history, and Mark’s own rich imagination, creating scenes of musical transcendence. He captures the heart and soul of the American experience during the 20th century with humor, wit, and accuracy, just like the solos of the jazz musicians he uses as his artistic muse.