“I Improvised behind Him…Ahead of Time”: Charles Mingus, Kenneth Patchen and Jazz/Poetry Fusion Art

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“I Improvised behind Him…Ahead of Time”: Charles Mingus, Kenneth Patchen and Jazz/Poetry Fusion Art
Journal of American Studies
41
365-374
08/2007
eng
0021-8758, 1469-5154
In the last two weeks of March 1959, the jazz bassist Charlie Mingus and the beat poet Kenneth Patchen performed on stage together at the Living Theatre in New York City. Mingus and his band improvised to jazz themes at the back, while Patchen read simultaneously from his poetry at the front. This article examines in detail both Patchen's and Mingus's work with jazz/poetry fusion art and positions these collaborations within the context of the wider movement. It explores the artistic relationship between Mingus and Patchen and examines and contextualizes these performances within the jazz aesthetic.
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J. Am. Stud.
10.1017/S0021875807003519
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