Other Words/Other Worlds

In 2005 and 2006 David served as curator of Other Words/Other Worlds, a festival celebrating National Jazz and Poetry Month at Flushing Town Hall in Queens, New York. The festival featured hands-on workshops, film screenings, concerts, and a 24-hour poetry jam session. Musicians who performed included Matthew Shipp, The Nat Jones Trio, Peter Apfelbaum, Chris Cheek, as well as local high-school jazz ensembles. Readings included Spanish, Russian, Korean and Chinese poets, a second grade poetry club, and the noted poets Everton Sylvester, Bob Holman, Ishle Yi Park and Hal Sirowitz.

Flushing Town Hall (Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts), was founded in 1979 to be a revitalizing force for its community, and a creative force for developing and promoting the visual and performing arts throughout Queens. Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts is a member of New York City's Cultural Institutions Group (CIG); and an Affiliate Member of the Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum and research institute.