Watch Party: Fabu and Jane at the Kennedy Center

Fabu Phillis Carter, the City of Madison’s first African American Poet Laureate as well as a scholar and educator, and Jane Reynolds, the superb jazz pianist and retired co-host of “Strictly Jazz Sounds” on WORT-FM, will perform their unique program – “Remember Me: Mary Lou Williams in Poetry and Music” – on Saturday, May 10^th, at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. as part of the 2025 Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival.

Our community members won’t have to travel to D.C., though, to see this milestone performance by Fabu and Jane, as Café CODA (1224 Williamson Street) will host a “watch party” for the livestream of their May 10^th performance, starting at 5:00pm CDT. In addition, just prior to the livestream at 3:00pm, Café CODA will show the great documentary film, “Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band.” Both events will be free and open to the public. Bar service will be available, and attendees are welcome to bring food with them into the club.