JERRY QUICKLEY w/ REGAN "collabo-" at Spring Jazz Concert Series + at The World Stage

Presented by Dwight Trible, Executive Director of The 'new' World STAGE Art Education & Performance Gallery a non profit 501(c)(3)

"Jazz Appreciation Month"

"Spring Jazz Concert Series +" "Jazz-rap/spoken-word/poetry/story-tellin'/commentary"

The only West Coast sho- of this groundbreakin' collaboration between collabo- Regan & J.Q..

+ w/ " collabo- 'Supa Secret Guest' Regan " - J.Q. (unadvertised special)

Jerry Quickley, Headliner - voice " tour de force 'of the peoplez, by the peoplez, for the peoplez' " -

What’s most striking about the way Jerry Quickley recites his poems is the intimacy he surrounds them with. From his time as a war correspondent in Iraq during the early 2000s to his most recent run as a terrestrial radio host, Quickley has always been the voice for those who don’t have the platform to speak for themselves. Whether it be through his teaching, activism, poetry, or storytelling, Quickley has always done his best work with the downtrodden in mind, which is what makes his latest effort, (american) FOOL such a triumph: His ability to create a textual landscape out of the tumultuousness of human experience makes Quickley one of the masters of spoken word. - Ryan Meaney, PASSION OF THE WEISS...

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Presented by Dwight Trible, Executive Director of The 'new' World STAGE Art Education & Performance Gallery a non profit 501(c)(3)

"Jazz Appreciation Month"

"Spring Jazz Concert Series +" "Jazz-rap/spoken-word/poetry/story-tellin'/commentary"

The only West Coast sho- of this groundbreakin' collaboration between collabo- Regan & J.Q..

+ w/ " collabo- 'Supa Secret Guest' Regan " - J.Q. (unadvertised special)

Jerry Quickley, Headliner - voice " tour de force 'of the peoplez, by the peoplez, for the peoplez' " -

What’s most striking about the way Jerry Quickley recites his poems is the intimacy he surrounds them with. From his time as a war correspondent in Iraq during the early 2000s to his most recent run as a terrestrial radio host, Quickley has always been the voice for those who don’t have the platform to speak for themselves. Whether it be through his teaching, activism, poetry, or storytelling, Quickley has always done his best work with the downtrodden in mind, which is what makes his latest effort, (american) FOOL such a triumph: His ability to create a textual landscape out of the tumultuousness of human experience makes Quickley one of the masters of spoken word. - Ryan Meaney, PASSION OF THE WEISS

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