In conjunction with the exhibition Reflections of the Buddha, Pulitzer Arts Foundation and KDHX partnered for an evening of poetry, jazz, and art. This event celebrated the pivotal role that the Beat writers of the 1950s played in bringing Buddhism to America. DJs, readers, and musicians performed throughout the Pulitzer galleries alongside Buddhist artworks from the second through the twentieth centuries. The Dave Stone Trio, an award-winning St. Louis jazz group, played in the bebop style characteristic of the Beat Generation, and readers from a variety of artistic backgrounds presented works from the Beats and Beat-affiliated writers who explored Buddhism in their literature.
