Moonshine Word Jam with Dzifa Benson

Thursday 6 October

Mellow Baku and Lydia Towsey in association With Everybody’s Reading, Word! and Bootleg Jazz present: Moonshine Word Jam with Dzifa Benson Perform your poetry with live improvised music. A musical reading from Dzifa Benson – “Poet, Storyteller, Live artist, Librettist. Londoner and Ghanaian rice lover and Shapeshifter” – will inspire. Followed by a lyric-led jazz jam with audience contributions. Curated and hosted by poet/performer, Lydia Towsey, and jazz/lyricist, ellow Baku. five open mic slots available to book via hello@bootlegjazz.com

Tickets: £5 | £3 concession and open mic readers 7pm

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