SpitNights | poetry meets improv jazz

SpitNights is a jazz project that brings spoken-word poetry together with improvised jazz, presented in London at Number 90. It is a concert of jazz and poetry, listed under the jazz genre.

SpitNights combines spoken-word poetry with improvised jazz, so the performance moves between recited verse and instrumental improvisation. The title places the poetry at the centre of the evening, with the jazz music shaping the spoken pieces and the spaces between them.

Number 90 is a venue in London that hosts concerts and shows, and this evening is one of its music programmes. The format suits listeners who enjoy jazz and want to hear it alongside words rather than in a conventional song-based concert.

The event suits anyone curious about the meeting of jazz improvisation and poetry, whether they follow jazz closely or come to spoken word for the first time. The project is presented as a single evening of poetry and improv jazz, and the programme is best read as a live exchange between the two forms.