Poetic Jazz grooves Legends
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Elizabeth Ashford
Staff Writer |
The Poetic Jazz Society
of Charleston will bring their live entertainment
to the students of Appalachian State University
this Saturday in Legends.
“The PJSC is a growing network and progressive
movement of spoken word/poetry/free verse/haiku,
live jazz and visual art,” PJSC founder Harold
Singletary said. “The show will consist of
three phases: a jazz set, followed by poetry, and
the closing climax fusing the jazz with spoken word.”
“It’s a real spontaneous fusion of the
music, art and poetry together. It will be an entertaining
and thought provoking evening,” Carter Hammett-McGarry
said.
“Students should look forward to some good
jazz music and some thoughtful poetry that deals
with issues that we’re all concerned with,”
Hammett-McGarry said.
Singletary said the best part of performing is the
adrenaline rush he gets from leaving his rhythm
on stage and getting it back from the audience.
That is one of the reasons why Singletary decided
pick two members from LYRIC to perform along with
PJSC.
“I want to show the audience that [the show]
is not rehearsed and that all elements of life flow
to a rhythm,” Singletary said.
“This is a whole new culture that has been
big in other cities, and now we’re bringing
it to Boone,” LYRIC president and junior Sabriya
D. Miller said.
LYRIC is Appalachian’s poetry and free verse
club. The members of LYRIC have received help from
Singletary and other members of the PJSC.
“We want to help [LYRIC] create a network
of like minds ... and assist with setting a foundation
so that it will survive and be around for future
ASU students,” Singletary said.
Singletary said PJSC would attend the Appalachian
football game against Western Carolina University
Saturday afternoon to meet people coming to Jazzmatazz
that night.
Hammett-McGarry said the program is Saturday in
Legends. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. and the show starts
at 9 p.m. Tickets are on sale now at the Information
Desk in Plemmons Student Union. Student tickets
are $3 in advance and $5 at the door. Tickets for
the public are $5 in advance and $7 at the door.
Singletary said PJSC uses proceeds to help their
local community. In the past, the group supported
their local schools, YWCA and YMCA in the area and
raised money for sickle cell anemia research.
Singletary also said this is the first time they
have performed in Boone and that they hope to come
back as often as Appalachian will have them.
“Understand [the performance] is not rehearsed,
but shows you how art and life flow to a rhythm
and at any point in time they fuse their elements
together. Sometimes we notice and accept the harmony
in our lives and other times we just let the notes
and emotions play themselves across our souls,”
Singletary said.
Singletary said those interested in finding out
more about PJSC could become a part of the group’s
email listing at poeticjazzsociety@yahoo.com.
“Expect great energy through the elements
of art, jazz, poetry, and visual art. I promise
we will move your soul,” Singletary said.
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