Jazz Poetry Month At City of Asylum / Alphabet City, North Side

City of Asylum’s 16th-annual Jazz Poetry Festival presents free concerts featuring all-star collaborations between jazz and literary artists from Pittsburgh and around the world throughout September. Mixing languages, music, and live performance, these are unique rehearsed collaborations by some of the world’s most extraordinary talents.

This year, the festival will be on a  virtual programming channel, featuring actual performances from around the globe.

A complete calendar and poster can be downloaded here.

The eight concerts of Jazz Poetry 2020 help mark the close of City of Asylum’s 15th Anniversary season, connecting artists and audiences, and growing the international community committed to protecting and celebrating creative freedom of expression.