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[PAST EVENT] Poet, Musician and Performer, Jayne Cortez
February 9, 2012
7pm - 8:30pm
Jayne Cortez, poet, musician and performer, is the author of 10 books of poetry, including The Beautiful Book, Jazz Fan Looks Back and Somewhere in Advance of Nowhere. Her performances, rooted in jazz, include nine recordings. Her latest CD recording with the Firespitter Band, Taking the Blues Back Home, was produced by Harmolodic and Verve Records. She was married to saxophonist Ornette Coleman from 1954-1964, and is the mother of jazz drummer Denardo Coleman. Her reading at the Muscarelle Museum will be accompanied by an instrumentalist.