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Raymond Nat Turner

Upsurge! Raymond Nat Turner and Zigi Lowenberg with jazz

26 APRIL 2025 — saturday

Upsurge! with poets Raymond Nat Turner and Zigi Lowenberg and musicians Tammy Lynne Hall (piano), Roger Glenn (saxophone), Kevin Goldberg (bass), and Larry Vann (drums) celebrate National Poetry Month, Jazz Appreciation Month, and the great bass-baritone concert artist, actor, and activist Paul Robeson's 127th Birthday, Plymouth Church of Jazz and Justice, 424 Monte Vista Avenue, Oakland, $20 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds, 5:00-7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrate-jazz-appreciation-month-with-upsurge-tickets-1320293165399?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl)




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24 FEBRUARY 2026 — tuesday

  • Poetry for the People: The June Jordan Experience, by Raymond O. Caldwell and Adrienne Torf, is an intimate portrait of June Jordan, the late poet, activist, and UC Berkeley professor known for her commitment to justice and self-determination for all; the performance mixes words, music, and movement, and will feature Jordan's poetry, interviews, and other writings performed by a six-actor ensemble from the Fountain Theatre's Los Angeles production, and Jordan's collaborator and partner, composer/pianist Adrienne Torf, who has set the work to her music, and music by John Adams and Bernice Johnson Reagon; Poetry For The People: The June Jordan Experience was honored with the Theater Washington Helen Hayes Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play in 2023, this performance is the only one outside of Los Angeles this year; The Freight, 2020 Addison Street, downtown Berkeley, purchase Premium, General, or Livestream tickets online, $40-$75, 7:00 PST (Premium tickets include admission to the post show reception with the cast and sponsors; General Admission and Livestream tickets are also available, there is no way to view the Livestream after the event has ended: thefreight.org)

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