Event Dime

Actors Improv Theater: Word Jazz

When:

September 26, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Where:

Sharp 9 Gallery, Durham, NC

Source:

Durham Jazz Workshop / Sharp 9 – Events

Word Jazz, Actors Improv’s mashup of improvised theater and music, returns to Sharp Nine! Inspired by Ken Nordine’s eponymous 1957 album, Word Jazz is comprised of scenes based on improvised monologues and live music by a quintet. Spontaneous songs also figure into the mixture and it’s all initiated by audience suggestions. Ricky Bloomfield (reeds), Rob Ladd (drums), Robbie Link (bass), Glenn Mehrbach (piano), and Scott Sawyer (guitar) join Actors Improv, the South's longest-running improv compa