The Jamie Baum Septet+ at The Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts, Terrace Theater

Baum’s recently-released What Times Are These has received unparalleled, international acclaim including the highly-coveted-yet-infrequently-bestowed five-star review in the “jazz bible,” DownBeat Jazz Magazine. It also made several “Best of 2024” lists including DownBeat, JazzTImes (inaugural relaunch issue), The Boston Globe, AAJ, AAJ (Italy), PopMatters, The 19th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Poll, etc.

For this project Baum composed stunning music highlighting the words of renown women poets including Adrienne Rich, Marge Piercy, Lucille Clifton, Naomi Shihab Nye and Tracy K. Smith, reflecting our collective experience of Covid-19 and current socio/political climate. Added to her stellar band are the exciting stylings of powerful vocalists Theo Bleckmann, KOKAYI, Sara Serpa and Aubrey Johnson, the latter three joining her on this date....

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Baum’s recently-released What Times Are These has received unparalleled, international acclaim including the highly-coveted-yet-infrequently-bestowed five-star review in the “jazz bible,” DownBeat Jazz Magazine. It also made several “Best of 2024” lists including DownBeat, JazzTImes (inaugural relaunch issue), The Boston Globe, AAJ, AAJ (Italy), PopMatters, The 19th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Poll, etc.

For this project Baum composed stunning music highlighting the words of renown women poets including Adrienne Rich, Marge Piercy, Lucille Clifton, Naomi Shihab Nye and Tracy K. Smith, reflecting our collective experience of Covid-19 and current socio/political climate. Added to her stellar band are the exciting stylings of powerful vocalists Theo Bleckmann, KOKAYI, Sara Serpa and Aubrey Johnson, the latter three joining her on this date.

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