Texas Poets Meet Texas Jazz — Live at Texas Music Museum

Double Vision Jazz Ensemble joins Eddie Vega and Jacqueline Miller for Texas poetry, original jazz, and live improvisation in Austin.
About this Event

Texas poetry meets contemporary jazz in a live interdisciplinary performance at the Texas Music Museum.

Double Vision Jazz Ensemble joins San Antonio Poet Laureate Eddie Vega and poet Jacqueline Miller for an evening combining original poetry, new jazz composition, rhythmic interpretation, and live improvisation.

Double Vision co-leaders and composers Hank Hehmsoth and John Mills will create music inspired by selected poems, bringing together Texas voices, contemporary jazz, spoken word, and cultural storytelling in a one-of-a-kind live program.

Featured artists

• Jacqueline Miller — poet
• Eddie Vega — San Antonio Poet Laureate
• Hank Hehmsoth — piano / composer
• John Mills — saxophone / flute / composer
• Utah Hamrick — bass
• Rob Kazanel — drums

Sunday, November 29, 2026
7:30–9:00 PM
Texas Music Museum
1009 E. 11th St., Austin, TX 78702

Free and open to the public. Free RSVP is encouraged.

Support HPPAA
Admission is free. If you’d like to help HPPAA continue presenting public jazz, education, and interdisciplinary arts programs, optional donations are welcome.

Presented by H Project Performing Arts Association (HPPAA) with support from Austin Jazz Society.

This project is supported in part by an Elevate Grant of Austin Arts, Culture, Music, & Entertainment.

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