Tonight, poet QR Hands “trades fours” with improvising pianist Walter Earl.

Trading fours is a jazz tradition, where members of an ensemble take turns stepping up to the mic for short solo bursts over the length of the standard jazz chorus.  Take our word for it, it’s energized and exciting & these two individuals are guaranteed to take it to a level that will leave you wanting more…

but inevitably, we’ll take a break around 8 pm, and will follow that with our open mic, which traditionally kicks off with a song or poem by m.c. Jerry Ferraz, who can be uncanny in his channeling of the bardic wanderers of yore, and concludes with a tale or a poem by resident storytelling mystic Walker Brents III.

Our featured performers, QR Hand and Walter Earl, are both fascinating & hugely talented.  You won’t be disappointed.  Worth coming out in the cold for.  We’ll keep the heat on…