Jazz at The Blue Lamp - WAYword festival Collaboration
Thu 02 Oct
|The Blue Lamp
A collaboration between Jazz at the Blue Lamp and the WAYWORD Festival brings an exciting event which fuses spoken word and jazz improvisation.
Time & Location
02 Oct 2025, 19:30 – 22:30
The Blue Lamp, 121 Gallowgate, Aberdeen AB25 1BU, UK
Guests
About the event
A collaboration between Jazz at the Blue Lamp and the WAYWORD Festival brings an exciting event which fuses spoken word and jazz improvisation. Celebrated Aberdeen poets Jo Gilbert (WTF is Normal Anyway?) and Mae Diansangu (Bloodsongs) will be accompanied by live music from award-winning saxophonist and event host Matthew Kilner, drummer Greg Irons and pianist Neil Birse in this festival first!
Matthew Kilner – Tenor Saxophone
Greg Irons – drums
Neil Birse – piano
Jo Gilbert – poetry
Mae Diansangu – poetry