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John Murillo is an acclaimed poet. He is the author of the collections “Up Jump the Boogie”, his debut work, “Kontemporary Amerikan Poetry”, a meditation on racism and institutional violence in America, and “Variation On A Theme By Gil Scott-Heron”. His honors include the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, the North American Book Award, and the Four Quartets Prize. His poetry has appeared in Prairie Schooner,  American Poetry Review, Ploughshares, Poetry, and Prairie Schooner as well as Best American Poetry. And he’s been a professor at several major colleges.

My featured song is “Constable On Patrol” from the album East Side Sessions by my band, Project Grand Slam. Spotify link.

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CONNECT WITH JOHN:
www.johnmurillo.com

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ROBERT’S NEWEST RELEASE:

“MI CACHIMBER ALL STARS” is the new, expanded version of Robert’s single, “Mi Cachimber”, which he wrote for his father. Featuring Camila Cortina on Rhodes and Xito Lovell on trombone in addition to Benny Benack III and Dave Smith on flugelhorn, and Project Grand Slam’s rhythm section.

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