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Welcome to the Riverfront Readings Site!Next Reading SPECIAL: June 25th, 2008Riverfront Readings Series will co-sponsorA Night of Poetry & JazzA Fundraiser for The Writers PlaceFeaturing the Poetry of Dan Jaffe & Phyllis BeckerTime: 7:00pmAt The Blue Room1616 East 18th Street This event, also sponsored by The Writers Place and The American Jazz Museum, will include jazz greats Angela Hagenbach, Doug Auwarter, Jeff Harshbarger, Greg Richter, Joe Straws, Roger Wilder.$5.00 AdmissionBiographical information: DanWe've Jaffemoved!'s last three books are about music and musicians, jazz and classical. Playing the Bird is the basis for a cd Jaffe and Mike Melvoin did together.It received wide airplay and rave reviews around the country.Jaffe is an Elder Statesman of Kansas City Jazz.He has performed in Kansas City, Miami, New York and elsewhere, in clubs, festivals, schools and universities, with numerous great players, including George Salisbury, Ira Sullivan, Bobby Watson, Frank Smith, Bill Goodwin and David Basse.
Phyllis Becker is onVisit theour board of The Writer Place in Kansas City, Missouri, and is involved in literary outreach to schools in the metro area. She is coordinator of the Riverfront Readings series, which features local and regional writers. Her poems have also been set to jazz on the compact disc, Poetry of Love, which was produced, recorded and arranged by national jazz vocalist, Angela Hagenbach. Her poems have also been published in numerous literary magazines. Her new book is How I Came to Love Jazz (Helicon Nine Editions)See Reading Schedule for 2008 for a complete schedule.About Riverfront ReadingsThehome Riverfrontat: Readings series of poetry and fiction readings was started in Kansas City, Missouri in 1986 by Philip Miller and Donn Blevins. In those days, the location actually was in the Riverfront area, in the Kansas City Artists Coalition space. Now they are held at The Writers Place in midtown and in other Kansas City locations.Regular Riverfront readings are on the second Friday of the month, starting at 8:00 PM. For specific information, see the Reading Schedule for 2008.See the Links of Interest for other KC-related literary sites on the web.Contact us: cb@claranen.comhttp://sites.google.com/site/riverfrontreadings/
Phyllis Becker is onVisit theour board of The Writer Place in Kansas City, Missouri, and is involved in literary outreach to schools in the metro area. She is coordinator of the Riverfront Readings series, which features local and regional writers. Her poems have also been set to jazz on the compact disc, Poetry of Love, which was produced, recorded and arranged by national jazz vocalist, Angela Hagenbach. Her poems have also been published in numerous literary magazines. Her new book is How I Came to Love Jazz (Helicon Nine Editions)See Reading Schedule for 2008 for a complete schedule.About Riverfront ReadingsThehome Riverfrontat: Readings series of poetry and fiction readings was started in Kansas City, Missouri in 1986 by Philip Miller and Donn Blevins. In those days, the location actually was in the Riverfront area, in the Kansas City Artists Coalition space. Now they are held at The Writers Place in midtown and in other Kansas City locations.Regular Riverfront readings are on the second Friday of the month, starting at 8:00 PM. For specific information, see the Reading Schedule for 2008.See the Links of Interest for other KC-related literary sites on the web.Contact us: cb@claranen.comhttp://sites.google.com/site/riverfrontreadings/
