Paul Haines (jazz poet)
Paul Haines (born 1933 in Vassar , Michigan ; † January 21, 2003 in Ennismore , Ontario , Canada ) was an American-Canadian poet and filmmaker, known for his collaboration with jazz musicians.
Life
Haines was born in the United States and was stationed in Germany during the Korean War . He then lived in Paris , New York , New Mexico and New Delhi before settling in Canada. He became known for his libretto for the free jazz / avant-garde masterpiece Escalator over the Hill - A Chronotransduction (JCOA, ECM, 1971) with music by Carla Bley (which is set in a hotel in India where Haines was moving around this time). Haines was the narrator of the first live performance of the piece by Carla Bley in 1997 at the MusikTriennale Cologne and the subsequent European tour. He also worked with her on Tropic Appetites (1974) and on his video Third World Two (1981). Kip Hanrahan had a whole group of musicians in Darn It! (American Clavé Records, including Jack Bruce , Evan Parker , Derek Bailey , John Tchicai , Alex Chilton , Don Pullen , Carla Bley, Paul Bley , 1986-1993). In 1993 the band Curlew (to which Tom Cora and Amy Denio belonged at the time ) also performed poems by him on A Beautiful Western Saddle ( Cuneiform ). Further settings of his lyrics can be found on George Cartwright's album The Memphis Years . Haines also wrote jazz reviews and liner notes .
Haines poems are Dadaist-surreal. He published the volumes of poetry Third World Two (1981) and posthumously in 2007 Secret Carnival Workers (Coach House Books).
His daughter Emily Haines (* 1974 in New Delhi ) is a Canadian singer-songwriter; his daughter Avery Haines (* 1966 in New Mexico ) is a Canadian television journalist.
Web links
- Brief biography
- Obituary at The Last Post
- Osterhausen in the jazz newspaper for the world premiere of Escalator over the Hill
Remarks
- ^ According to information from his publisher, Coach House Books, 1932
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haines, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American-Canadian poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vassar , Michigan |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 2003 |
| Place of death | Ennismore , Ontario |