Poetry slams, performance poetry and open poetry readings have become regular and popular entertainment in the cities and on college campuses. The time is right for blending poetry and jazz again. In both the PoetryPlus signature program and the celebratory PoetryPlus and Southeast Jazz Connection concert -- Charlie Suhor and E-K. Daufin choose poems around themes such as Cultural Roots, Romance -- Returned and Unrequited -- mix them with jazz improvisiations and shake well for an exciting evening of laughter, toe-tapping and learning.

	Sampling of Performance Sponsors: *The National Park Service/Thibodaux, LA Friends of the Library Traveling Smithsonian Institute Jazz Age in Paris Exhibition *Smithsonian Institute Duke Ellington Exhibit "Interesting material and great music--what a privilege to have been here" -- Anonymous Attendee, New Orleans
	*Pensacola Junior College Lyceum *University of Central Florida Creative Arts Board -- Orlando *Alabama State University Black History Month Gala -- Montgomery *Nicholls State University -- Thibodaux, LA *National Council for Teachers of English Conference on College Composition and Communication Atlanta, GA *Roots and Wings Cultural Bookplace -- Montgomery "...delivered quite powerfully to the audience both the beauty and interconnectedness of music and language . . . I LOVED the program." -- University Teacher, Thibodeaux,Louisiana
	*Rose Supper Club *1048 Jazz Club *Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Annual Social, AL *Malcolm X Center for Self-Determination -- Birmingham, AL *Alabama State University Women's History Month Celebration "You (Charlie) and E-K. were sterling. All week I've been hearing compliments from faculty and students who attended." President -- Jazz Society of Pensacola, FL *SEE Charlie's and E-K.'s Workshop pages and our HOME page (PoetryPlus and the Southeast Jazz Connection) at this site. For more information on these programs or the rest of PoetryPlus' repertoire, email E-K. at the address below or call Charlie at (334) 284-5683 or FAX (334)280-4758.

Doug Words	Garifuna Music	Bob Baldwin's Jazz

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