Wild Lines: Improvising Emily Dickinson
A new work for jazz quartet, 21st-century soprano saxophonist
Jane Ira Bloom reimagines the poetry of 19th-century visionary Emily Dickinson.

Rosalyn and Irwin Engelman Recital Hall

Jane Ira Bloom: Soprano Saxophone
Dawn Clement: Piano
Mark Helias: Bass
Bobby Previte: Drums 
Deborah Rush: Poetry Reading

Soaring, poetic, quick silver, spontaneous and instantly identifiable are words used to describe the soprano sound of saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom. She's been steadfastly developing her singular voice on the soprano saxophone for over 35 years creating a body of music that marks her as an American original. She is a pioneer in the use of live electronics and movement in jazz, as well as the possessor of "one of the most gorgeous tones and hauntingly lyrical ballad conceptions of any soprano saxophonist." - Pulse

As part of the performance, Tony-nominated actress Deborah Rush (Noises Off, Orange is the New Black) reads Dickinson’s poetry.