One of Auckland's popular hubs for SPOKEN WORD & MUSIC. Anyone can read or perform stories, poetry, performance poetry, flash, micro etc at the mic up to 5 or 6 mins. Either your own work, or work you admire. Great musician guests each time.This month: TRUMPET DIVA EDWINA THORNE with PIANIST NIDUK WIJETILLEKE and BASSIST GUY HALPE will bring both original and well-known jazz compositions. NIDUK graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2014 with a degree in professional music, winning the Multi-Keyboard Award for outstanding achievement. He also taught in Berklee City Music, a programme providing free music education to underprivileged youth. GUY has played in orchestras in SRI LANKA and AUSTRALIA, but his focus is jazz, funk and soul. EDWINA has spent the past five years travelling extensively performing at jazz festivals and clubs worldwide. She has released 6 albums to date. Inside.Out Open Mic injects unexpected fun with word challenges with randomly awarded prizes of chocolate bars and books. Meet other writers, hear what's on in the city and read your work to an audience.With MC Anita Arlov.
