The Weary Blues Jazz & Poetry Concert

Purchase tickets in advance or buy at the door. $15.00 each.

Weary Blues (also referred to as The Weary Blues) is an album by the American poet Langston Hughes, who recites several of his poems over jazz accompaniment composed and arranged by Leonard Feather and Charles Mingus. The album was recorded on March 17 & 18, 1958 in New York and was released on the MGM label in 1959. It was later reissued on Verve Records.

Performed by Quraysh Ali Lansana & some of Oklahoma's best Jazz musicians. 

This event is in partnership with Tulsa Jazz, Tulsa Artist Fellowship, and Tri-City Collective, Inc.

Performing Artists:

Trombone - Naomi Wharry

Trumpet - Damian Rozell

Keys - Cole Cribbs

Bass - Dean Demerritt

Tenor Sax - Tommy Poole

Drums - George Toumayan

Guitar - Nathan Pape

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