Weary Blues: Poems of the Harlem Renaissance

Three singers, three styles, one common heritage.

Welcome to an intimate concert where African-American poetry meets jazz, blues and classical tones.

Trina Coleman has set lyrics by Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes (one of the first to paint the African-American experience in words). Drawing inspiration from the rhythms of jazz, the melancholy of the blues, and the beauty of classical music, the poets’ rich musical background and flourishing period are reflected. A performance with ethnic identity as the context.