Langston Hughes
Dr. Ron McCurdy and John Malveaux
John Malveaux of
writes:
Poet Langston Hughes was narrator for the 1960 Newport Jazz Festival. He penned the poem ASK YOUR MAMA: 12 Moods for Jazz. Alongside
the words of the poem, Hughes sketched out detailed instructions for
musical accompaniment. He planned to stage an elaborate performance of
his piece with the help of jazz musician and composer Charles Mingus,
but died before seeing it to fruition.
On
Wednesday, October 28 at UCLA Faculty Center, I attended Dr. Ron
McCurdy's multi media presentation (live music, poetry & slides) of
Langston Hughes ASK YOUR MAMA: 12 Moods for Jazz. See opening slide and picture with USC music professor Dr. McCurdy.
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