The Brown Beatnik Tomes – Live at BRIC House is a unique and powerful collaboration between poet/artist Danny Simmons and legendary jazz bassist Ron Carter. This live recording from BRIC in Brooklyn captured Simmons reading poetry from his collection “The Brown Beatnik Tomes” with projections of his own striking abstract expressionist paintings providing the stage backdrop while Carter performs on bass.

Simmons and Carter aren’t alone on The Brown Beatnik Tomes – Live at BRIC House. Carter’s trio, pianist Donald Vega and guitarist Russell Malone, assemble for a pair of instrumentals including the breezy, “Here’s to Oscar” (a tribute to pioneering bebop bassist Oscar Pettiford). A guest performance by playwright, actor, and Def Poetry alum Liza Jessie Peterson bringing her spoken word to the mesmeric “Where Do I Begin”.