Friends of African and African American Art present an evening of spoken word, song, and live music, to honor the spirit of the DIA’s Regeneration exhibit. Rosemarie Wilson’s Jazzetry revue features performances by award-winning Detroit musicians and poets Will Harris on keys, Takashi Iio on bass, Randal Wilson on guitar, with poetry performed by BWard, Jason Ford, Esau Parker, and Tawana Petty. Rosemarie Wilson — aka One Single Rose — is a singer, actor, filmmaker, the author of three poetry collections, and winner of the 2023 Detroit Black Music /Spoken Word Award. 

This program is part of a companion series of film and music events presented in celebration of Regeneration: Black Cinema, 1898–1971, on view at the Detroit Institute of Arts Feb. 4–June 23, 2024. Regeneration is organized by the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.