Book Party for 'Tambourine' by Jessica Loos, with special musical guests

Tambourine is the new collection of poetry by San Francisco poet Jessica Loos. Loos is best known for her improvisational performances with music, including collaborations with Marco Eneidi, Cecil Taylor, Drop D, Mario Sacasa, and many others. She plays the tambourine and also makes collages. Loos grew up in New Jersey, went to University of Maine, Orono, and had a wild run in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, where she became a member of The Living Theatre and a contributing writer for High Times magazine. She has an MA/MFA from New College of California. She also taught there, as well as at Academy of Art University. She lives in San Francisco where she organizes poetry and music events.