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The Poetry of Jazz Appreciation
Oh listen to the rhythm of ragtime and blues
swaying to a hypnotic potion of storytelling vibes
from horns, drums, pianos, and guitars to vocals
strumming to a magical brew of jazz musicians and singers.
There’s Ellington, Coltrane, Fitzgerald, and Gillespie
Armstrong, Basie, Morton, and Simone too
it wasn’t merely a sound but a cultural persuasion
improvisations and harmonies on the set of the Jazz Invasion.
©2019 Kym Gordon Moore
April is Jazz Appreciation Month and this music genre is classical and timeless. Originating in the African American communities in New Orleans, jazz is a storyteller, a musical griot. Pull out your favorite jazz album, or grab your favorite instrument and groove to the hypnotic sounds that have a language and style of their own. Jazz is a class act. Do you have a favorite Jazz artist or band?
Poetry originally posted on From Behind the Pen 2019
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