Rakiem Walker Quartet, grace (ge) gilbert, Ladan Osman, Anouar Rahmani, & Astrid Roemer - Jazz Poetry Month - Alphabet City / City of Asylum - Northside

Rakiem Walker and his quartet fuse jazz, soul, and hip hop to create their unique sound.

Featured Musicians:

Rakiem Walker: saxophone; Anthony Longobardi: drums; Jamal Peoples: keys; Gloria Ry’ann: vocals

Rakiem will collaborate with four poets: finalist for the 2020 Emerging Poet Laureate of Allegheny County grace (ge) gilbert, winner of the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Ladan Osman, author of four novels in Arabic and City of Asylum writer-in-residence Anouar Rahmani, and Astrid Roemer, winner of the Prijs der Nederlandse Letteren.

Rakiem Walker, grace (ge) gilbert, Ladan Osman, Anouar Rahmani, & Astrid Roemer