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   1972 · Music · 50m

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2. Cast

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     Rashied Ali
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     Art Blakey
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     Kenny Clarke
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     Bill Evans
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     Dizzy Gillespie
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     Eddie Gomez

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     Jazz Is Our Religion (1972)

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     Jazz Is My Religion

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     Jazz Fundamentals: What Are Spirituals?

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4. www.youtube.com › watchJazz Is Our Religion (1972) - YouTube

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   Oct 11, 2019 · Drawing heavily on the photography of Val Wilmer and the poetry of Langston Hughes and Ted Joans, John Jeremy’s rarely seen Jazz is Our Religion (1972) has b...

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5. www.loc.gov › item › jotsJAZZ IS OUR RELIGION | Library of Congress

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   The content of Jazz on the Screen: a Jazz and Blues Filmography by David Meeker is copyrighted by David Meeker and used here by permission of the author. Jazz on the Screen reflects the opinions of its author, David Meeker, and not the views of the Library of Congress. Suggested credit line: Library of Congress, Music Division.

6. People also ask

   Is jazz a religion?

   • The poet Ted Joans once wrote, “Jazz is my religion.” He might have said that jazz is religion, and he wouldn’t have been far off the mark – the two subjects are intertwined at the root. Jazz is indigenous to the United States, shaped by a confluence of cultures and musical traditions – including faith-based traditions.

   Spirits Rejoice: Jazz, Religion and American Culture

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   Did Ted Joans read 'Jazz is my religion'?

   • Features Ted Joans reading with Archie Shepp and Touareg musicians. Jazz is Our Religion on YouTube (1971), directed by John Jeremy with the photographs of Val Wilmer. Features Ted Joans' voice reading one of his signature poems, "Jazz is My Religion".

   Ted Joans - Wikipedia

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   What is Christian jazz?

   • Christian Jazz is a subgenre of Gospel music that is characterized by its use of Jazz elements. It is often used as a tool to uplift the soul and heal the mind, body, and spirit. When you listen to Christian Jazz, you should focus on the lyrics and the message that they are conveying.

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   Why is jazz a perfect genre for Christian music?

   • Jazz is a perfect genre for Christian music because of its origins. Jazz was born out of the Black Church experience in America. It was created by Black people who were looking for a way to express their faith through music. The original purpose of jazz was to praise God and to uplift the soul.

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7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ted_JoansTed Joans - Wikipedia

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   Ted Joans. Theodore Joans (July 4, 1928 – April 25, 2003) was an American jazz poet, surrealist, trumpeter, and painter, who from the 1960s spent periods of time travelling in Europe and Africa. 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.

8. www.avclub.com › film › reviewsJazz Is Our Religion (1972) - The A.V. Club

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   Jazz Is Our Religion. 1972. 50m. Music. Advertisement. Cast. Rashied Ali Art Blakey Kenny Clarke Bill Evans Dizzy Gillespie Eddie Gomez Johnny Griffin Jon Hendricks Jo Jones Sonny Murray. Director.

9. www.bfi.org.uk › jazz-is-our-religionJazz Is Our Religion (1972) | BFI

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   Jazz Is Our Religion (1972) 1972 USA, United Kingdom Directed by John Jeremy Produced by John Jeremy Featuring Ted Joans, Raschied Ali, Ed Blackwell. Commercial and ...

10. chass.ncsu.edu › news › 2015/06/15Spirits Rejoice: Jazz, Religion and American Culture

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    Jun 15, 2015 · Jason Bivins. In his book, Spirits Rejoice! Jazz and American Religion (Oxford University Press 2015), Bivins explores a variety of issues, from how jazz musicians have drawn on specific religious traditions to inform their music to musicians who view performance as a ritual. NC State’s research blog, The Abstract, published the following ...

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    An emotional distillation of jazz and the jazz life expressed in pictures, music, voices and poetry, employing a stylistically freewheeling approach in order to capture the distinctive chameleon character of jazz.