Java and Jazz July 2007 July 17, 2007

The arts come together during Comerica Java & Jazz…a coffee house series.

Detroit has long been known as a great jazz town. When you add the exciting art of spoken word into the mix, you have the Detroit Public Library’s 2007 Comerica Java and Jazz series. Celebrating its seventh season, Comerica Java & Jazz continues the tradition of providing a monthly after-work concert series that showcases some of Detroit’s finest creative talent.

The July 2007 concert features performances by Orquesta La Inspiracion and poet Christina Archer.

Orquesta La Inspiracion was established in 2000 by long time Detroit area musician and community activist Osvaldo “Ozzie” Rivera. Orquesta La Inspiracion brings together local veterans of Latin Caribbean jazz and salsa specializing in music derived from the Spanish-speaking Caribbean including a mix of Yoruban, Congolese, and Dahomaen elements.

Christina Archer is founder of the creative poetry collective Write Word, Write Now. She is also a Cave Canem fellow and stands unison with the foundation’s commitment to the discovery and cultivation of new voices in African American poetry.

Join us at the Main Library on the Cass Avenue lawn when Comerica’s Java & Jazz moves the concert outside for another performance of the 2007 season. Performances are free and open to the public starting at 6:00pm. For more information, please call 313-833-4042 or visit our website at www.detroitpubliclibrary.org.

Comerica Java and Jazz
July 17, 2007
6:00pm

Detroit Public Library- Main Library
5201 Woodward
Detroit, MI 48202
www.detroitpubliclibrary.org

Official Website: http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org