List of Famous people with last name Joans

Ted Joans

First Name Ted

Born on July 4, 1928

Died on April 25, 2003 (aged 74)

Born in United States of America, Illinois

Theodore "Ted" Joans was an American jazz poet, surrealist, trumpeter, and painter. His work stands at the intersection of several avant-garde streams and some have seen in it a precursor to the orality of the spoken-word movement. However he criticized the competitive aspect of "slam" poetry. Joans is known for his motto: "Jazz is my religion, and Surrealism is my point of view".

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