Zz LCC Presents - 2026 - The Langston Hughes Project
Saturday, February 28
A joyous multimedia jazz concert based on Langston Hughes’ kaleidoscopic jazz poem suite, “Ask Your Mama,” which Hughes scored with musical cues drawn from blues, gospel, Latin rhythms and more. Together the words, sounds and images recreate a magical moment in our cultural history that bridges the Harlem Renaissance, the Beat writer's coffeehouse movement, and the Black Arts performance explosion of the 1960s that still resonates today. Featuring the Ron McCurdy Quartet, with narration and poetry performed by CPR Classical radio host, Kabin Thomas.
A joyous multimedia jazz concert based on Langston Hughes’ kaleidoscopic jazz poem suite, “Ask Your Mama,” which Hughes scored with musical cues drawn from blues, gospel, Latin rhythms and more. Together the words, sounds and images recreate a magical moment in our cultural history that bridges the Harlem Renaissance, the Beat writer's coffeehouse movement, and the Black Arts performance explosion of the 1960s that still resonates today. Featuring the Ron McCurdy Quartet, with narration and poetry performed by CPR Classical radio host, Kabin Thomas.
Tickets start at $33 (incl. $5 fee)
Companion art exhibition: “Words Matter” in the North Gallery, Lakewood Cultural Center
FREE reception with the artists, Saturday, February 28, 6 p.m.–8 p.m.
-Enjoy refreshments, meeting the artists, spoken word performances, and at 6:30 p.m., a gallery talk with the curator.
Companion art exhibition: “Words Matter” in the North Gallery, Lakewood Cultural Center
FREE reception with the artists, Saturday, February 28, 6 p.m.–8 p.m.
-Enjoy refreshments, meeting the artists, spoken word performances, and at 6:30 p.m., a gallery talk with the curator.