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jazz in words

This catalog lists artists whose work addresses jazz, or whose work has been influenced significantly by jazz, whether that's in historical or contemporary modes. Jazz and performance poetry have a long, entwined history from the mid 20th Century to today. Trace the connections for yourself among these artists in the Book of Voices.

Betts, Tara
special feature in the Book of Voices, published 20 June 2000

Brown, Ezekiel
poetry and music, published 16 August 2001

Corwin, Nina
special feature in the Book of Voices

de Genova, Al
audiopoetry recorded November 2004

Ferrier, Ian
audiopoetry from the spoken word album and book "Exploding Head Man"; November 2000

Foreman, Kent
audiopoetry and video documentation

Kim, Dennis a.k.a. Denizen Kane
performance poetry documentation, published December 2006

Lansana, Quraysh Ali
poetry soundtracks and recorded recital at the Harold Washington Public Library, Chicago

McCray, Maria
performance recordings from Café Aloha series, Chicago; March 2002

Metz, Robin
audiopoetry recordings, 13 April 2008

Newman, Charlie
poetry tracks, published 17 April 2008

Perkins, Chuck
Book of Voices chapter, published 3 December2004

Perlberg, Mark
poetry documentation, published September 2007

Sheeler, Jackie
performance poetry studio recordings, 4 September 2003

Smith, Patricia
special audiopoetry feature in the Book of Voices, published 13 August 1999

Tindall, J.J.
audiopoetry soundtracks with Quoil, posted 6 December 2004

Tuggle, Billy, a.k.a. Karma Threesixty
audiopoetry soundtracks and live performance documentation, posted 7 September 2005

weiss, ruth
special audiopoetry feature in the Book of Voices, published spring 2003

Wilson, Sheri-D
special audiopoetry feature in the Book of Voices, published in 2001