Ted Joans & New Black Poetry – Ted Joans. Black Flower

Description

Through a selection of performances and recordings, this listening session explores the dialogue between Ted Joans' poetry and jazz. Echoing the voices of Amiri Baraka and Jayne Cortez, it highlights a poetry that draws from African American traditions to make jazz a force for awakening black consciousness. With Truckthomas digger, DJ, producer, and digital humanities researcher at the University of Geneva

Highlights

• Performance by Ted Joans and exploration of jazz
• Dialogue between African American poetry and jazz
• Presentation by Truckthomas digger, DJ, and researcher

General Information

This event takes place at the Arcades of PLATEFORME 10 in Lausanne. It showcases Ted Joans' poetry in connection with jazz, while paying tribute to figures like Amiri Baraka and Jayne Cortez.

Location

Place de la Gare 16, 1003 Lausanne, Switzerland

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