Episode List
Stream this episode by clicking on the media player (128k) or download by right clicking on the Sound Ideas logo (256k).
Jazz and Poetry share an affinity in that both are forms of story telling, yet at times this parallel is understated for most. There are classic combinations of poetry and jazz put forth by Charles Mingus, Langston Hughes, Jack Kerouac, and others, but new endeavors are infrequent. In this hour, we will explore the results of this creative intersection and hear from multi-woodwind instrumentalist Aaron Irwin in an interview where we discuss his latest recording entitled (after) that fuses jazz and poetry.
Artist | Track | Album |
George Russell | A Helluva Town | New York, New York |
Marquis Hill | Fly Little Bird Fly | The Way We Play |
Aaron Irwin | Interview & Music | |
The Hill (after Joshua Mehigan) | (after) | |
Daniel Boone (after Stephen Vincent Benét) |
(after) | |
When I Heard at the Close of the Day (after Walt Whitman) |
(after) | |
Langston Hughes | Blues Montage | The Weary Blues with Langston Hughes |
Esperanza Spalding | Little Fly | Chamber Music Society |
Benjamin Boone & T. R. Hummer |
Impervious Blue | The Poets Are Gathering |
Charles Mingus | Freedom | Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus |