Archives for June 1, 2010

For those still thinking about Paul Desmond, Iola Brubeck sent a lovely comment with a poem. To read it, click here. … [Read more...]

Devotees of jazz and poetry or of poetry about jazz will want to read Ed Leimbacher's new entry on his I Witness blog. He wraps together several samples and a review of a poetry collection, and offers this: Like any other art at its best, certain pieces about Jazz can make you "stop breathing" for a … [Read more...]

The form is not going to revolutionize either jazz or poetry but it is going to stay with us, and both jazz and poetry are going to have one new way of expressing themselves, and so are going to be just a little richer.—Kenneth Rexroth I never drowned out one word of whatever Jack was reading … [Read more...]