James Joyce & Jazz: Music And Readings at Bird & Beckett Books and Records

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Join us for a unique cultural evening featuring award-winning jazz singer and songwriter Melanie O'Reilly from Ireland, who teams with top Bay Area jazz pianist Frank Martin to perform their original music inspired by the writings of James Joyce, interwoven with readings from Joyce's works. They will also perform contemporary jazz arrangements of favorite songs that Joyce himself loved and mentioned in Ulysses. Giving voice to Joyce's language will be renowned actors Esther Mulligan and John Ilyin.

Melanie provides a "thoroughly modern take on the jazz tradition ...utterly transformative."