HAPPY JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH!
Ursula Rucker is a Philadelphia born poet, mother, activist and recording artist. She has been performing, recording and releasing works for over 20 years. Ursula has traveled and toured extensively, throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Africa…sharing her poetry…her heart and soul.
To date, Ursula has released five solo albums (Supa Sista, Silver or Lead, ma’at mama, Ruckus Soundsysdom, SHE SAID)…as well as collaborated on over 100 songs, in a wide array of musical genres, with producers/artists from around the world (such as King Britt, Bahamadia, The Roots, 4 Hero, Jazzanova, Louie Vega, Incognito).
Ursula was awarded both the Leeway Foundation’s Art for Change & Transformation Awards. She is the feature of a documentary short called POET. In 2015, she successfully premiered her first one-woman show/live memoir My Father’s Daughter, and is still touring with it.
Most recently, Ursula is most proud of her Monument Lab piece “Logan Squared”, an epic poetic ode to her beloved city Philadelphia...as well as...Voices of Kensington, the poetry series she curates thru the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program...geared towards healing and giving voice to the Kensington community greatly affected by opioid addiction. But the latest shining feather in Ursula’s cap...is being named a 2018 Pew Fellow. Currently, Ursula is working on her 6th solo album, and planning her first book project...and always looking forward to making and sharing art with the people in as many ways as possible.
The artists being presented are:
Geri Omni - Poet, Emcee, healer, activist
A'Xavier Lovehall (WORDZ) - Poet Emcee (amazing transgender hip hop soul artist and activist)
Khemist - Emcee, musician and poet
Ursula Rucker - Moi
Anthony Carlos Molden - Live painting and creating throughout the show
Sittin’ In introduces audiences to new cutting-edge artists. It defies genre, often drawing from everything from straight-ahead jazz to freestyle hip hop and all points in between. There’s an unpredictability to the night, which we enthusiastically embrace! Sometimes you’ll experience a finely tuned set and sometimes you can catch a totally improvised show by seven people who have never played together. The awesome creativity, excitement, and quality always shine through in The Kimmel Center’s informal club-like setting, featuring early warm-up sets by some of the hottest DJs around. And, it’s free!
Be our guest. Come by sometime and see who is Sittin’ In.
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Doors: 8pm
Band: 9pm
Close: 11pm
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