DENVER, COLORADO — Blue Pearl Production LLC, a Denver-based company, is a recipient of Denver Arts & Venues (DAV) Denver Music Advancement Fund, to produce, record, and now launch the 1st of seven (7) podcast episodes of unique, powerful, live poetry, spoken-word, and improvised music podcast currently titled: LIVE POETRY MUSIC JAM – on Sunday April 16th!
To honor this special occasion, we are inviting the general public to a “Live Poetry Music Jam Podcast Launch Celebration” event from 4-6 p.m. at the famed Mercury Cafe (2199 California Street, Denver). Immediately following the “Podcast Launch Celebration”, we will record the eighth (8th) podcast of the LIVE POETRY MUSIC JAM from 6-8 p.m. Podcast hosts are spoken-word performers PoetSeth, and co-host Racine Frank – and the public is cordially invited to be a part of our live studio audience!
These live podcasts recordings feature the JAM B4 THE SLAM and POETRY SLAM spoken-word artists with performances by more than 30 local poets and musicians performing on the live poetry, spoken-word and musically improvised jam podcast sessions. The live music is created by Art Compost & The Word Mechanics band, an improvisational group that boasts the names of countless Denver musicians and special guests who have sat in on the improvised poetry and music jam sessions over the years.
The Jam B4 The Slam started in 2000, and has been held every Sunday from 6-8 p.m. at the Mercury Cafe (MercuryCafe.com). PoetSeth co-founded Jam B4 The Slam with Ted Vaca, Rosanne Frechette, and others 22 years ago! The Jam B4 The Slam precedes the POETRY SLAM, which is held every Sunday 8-10 p.m., hosted by Changa Hernandez and Elijah Lynch, performers on the 1st episode of the LIVE POETRY MUSIC JAM podcast.
These events are held at the Mercury Cafe and open to the general public – no entry cost to attend these performances. Sponsorship inquiries are invited, and online donations are encouraged to pay performers and technical production of this Denver-based podcast event. Sponsorship inquiries and donations can be made at BluePearlProduction.com
Blue Pearl Production thanks the Mercury Cafe (MercuryCafe.com) and their service staff, as well as founder, Marilyn Megenity, Denver Arts & Venues staff, and DAV Program Manager, Lisa Gedgaudas for supporting this unique and extraordinary podcast event.
The podcast is produced by Phillip Di Pietro. Recording engineers are Ari Melinger-Cohen, Blake Manion, and James Speiser. Podcast editors are Ari Melinger-Cohen, Emma Rebecca Maxfield, and Blake Manion. (To receive our forthcoming newsletter, please go to our website where you can also find (coming soon) a complete list of upcoming episodes, hosts, special guests, poets, musicians, and technical staff on our website or email us above for further information.)
This live podcast event series is supported by Denver Arts & Venues through the Denver Music Advancement Fund.
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About Blue Pearl Production LLC
BLUE PEARL is a Denver based production company focusing on bringing higher consciousness musical theater and podcast media productions to an audience eager for that “je ne sais quois” some call spiritual connection. BLUE PEARL’s founder Phillip Di Pietro creates a bridge to this connection through musical theater and conscious media and desires to share the highest vibrations of freedom from human suffering and Joi de Vivre through art: poetry, music, and dance with a global audience, where all are welcome.
www.BluePearlProduction.com
About Denver Arts & Venues
Denver Arts & Venues’ mission is to enrich and advance Denver’s quality of life and economic vitality through the advancement of arts, cultural, and entertainment opportunities for all. Arts & Venues is the City and County of Denver agency responsible for operating some of the region’s most renowned facilities, including Red Rocks Amphitheatre, the Denver Performing Arts Complex, Colorado Convention Center, Denver Coliseum and McNichols Civic Center Building. Arts & Venues also oversees the Denver Public Art Program, Urban Arts Fund, P.S. You Are Here, Denver Music Advancement Fund, implementation of Denver’s Cultural Plan and other entertainment and cultural events such as the Five Points Jazz Festival. Denver Arts & Venues is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in all our programs, initiatives and decision-making processes.
www.ArtsandVenues.com
About the Denver Music Advancement Fund
Launched in 2018 as part of the Denver Music Strategy, the Denver Music Advancement Fund has provided more than $1.5M to support community initiatives recognizing the role music plays in building economic vibrancy, a more equitable and connected city, and creating positive social change through music-centered programs. 178 funded projects led by Denver’s diverse community have used music as a tool to support mental health and wellness, education, youth engagement, social justice, literature, film, dance, theater, visual arts, technology, climate action, global connectivity, and other social innovations.
www.ArtsandVenues.com/DMAF
