aja monet, a Brooklyn-born surrealist blues poet whose Grammy-nominated debut "when the poems do what they do" fuses jazz, soul, and spoken word into powerful calls for justice and joy, brings her new album "the color of rain" to life on stage. Named the youngest-ever Nuyorican Poets Café Grand Slam Champion, she stands among the most vital voices in poetry and music today. Catch her live at Epstein Family Amphitheater at UC San Diego on Thursday July 30, 2026 with support performance by Def Sound with special guest Josh Lane (Thee Sacred Souls)!