POSTPONED- Saxy Poetry, Jazzy Song

WE HOPE TO PRESENT THIS EXCITING TRIO DURING THE SUMMER.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. 

Jazz-up your Saturday night – literally! On the evening of the seventh of April, the Rocky Neck Cultural Center will be hosting a Jazz Poetry night to benefit the Gloucester Writers Center. Saxy Poetry, Jazzy Song – as the gathering has been dubbed – will feature vocal artistry from New Bedford Native Candida Rose, literary works from the first Poet Laureate of New Bedford Everett Hoagland, and tunes played by Marion-based saxophonist Marcus Monteiro.

Candida Rose is a vocalist, entertainer, songwriter, educator, mother, and grandmother, who captivates and amazes audiences with her diverse performances. In 2005, she received her Bachelor or Arts – Music Degree, from UMASS, Dartmouth where she graduated “Summa Cum Laude”. In 2006, Rose released her ten-song debut album entitled “KabuMerikana: The Sum of Me”, which combines her Cape Verdean musical roots with her (primarily jazz) American influences. Rose went on to get her Masters in Science – Transnational, Cultural, and Community Studies in 2017, and is a frequent poetic collaborator, presenting at events such as the Massachusetts Poetry Festival along with Everett Hoagland and others.

Everett Hoagland is an internationally known poet, an Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, and was the first Poet Laureate of New Bedford, Massachusetts (1994-1998). His work has been published in numerous publications, periodicals and anthologies, and his recent books include: …HERE… New & Selected Poems, Oceans Voices, The Music and Other Selected Poems. Hoagland has been awarded many poetry fellowships and prizes, including the 2015 Langston Hughes Society Award. He has read his work to audiences all over the USA, Ghana, China, and Cuba.

Marcus Monteiro is a saxophone player and educator who is currently playing as a full-time musician. Having always been eager to take on new challenges, Monteiro lends his saxophone skills to East Coast Soul, Big Nazo, Tavares, Neal McCarthy, and a myriad of other local and regional acts. His hard work has led him to sharing the stage with the likes of Esperanza Spalding, George Clinton, and The Rebirth Brass Band.

Refreshments will be provided for attendees of Saxy Poetry, Jazzy Song, and the featured artists will be selling and signing their own books and CDs after the show.

All donations made at this event will help the Gloucester Writers Center keep the lights on and the programs running. Donations are much appreciated, but – as per Gloucester Writers Center policy – no one is turned away due to lack of funds.

At the Gloucester Writers Center, Our mission is to celebrate, preserve and promote the future of Gloucester’s rich literary legacy, and to ensure that diverse voices can explore, develop, and be heard through dialogue, the literary arts, and the artistic process.

For more information on the Gloucester Writers Center and our upcoming events, check us out on Facebook, YouTube, @writers_center on Twitter, @gloucesterwriterscenter on Instagram and Tumblr, or head to our website: www.GloucesterWriters.org.