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Showing posts with label jazz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jazz. Show all posts

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Leo Bryant, of Richmond, Calif., wins the third Sedona Poetry Slam of the 2012-13 National Poetry Slam season.

Leo Bryant, of Richmond, Calif.,  wins the third Sedona Poetry Slam of the 2012-13 National Poetry Slam season.
Leo Bryant, of Richmond, Calif., won the third Sedona Poetry Slam on Dec. 1.

Calibration: Josh Floyd, of Flagstaff

Round 1
Random Draw
Lauren Perry, of Phoenix, 23.9, 2:40
Evan Dissinger, of Flagstaff, 24.9, 2:34
Jackson Morris, of Flagstaff, 28.4, 2:46
Robert Gonzales, of Flagstaff, 21.3, 2:00
Jasmine "Jazz" Wilkerson Sufi, of Santa Cruz, Calif., 25.9, 3:00
Joy Young, of Phoenix, 25.8, 2:20
Ryan Brown, of Flagstaff, 25.7, 3:06
Lynn Gravatt, of Sedona, 27.3, 2:00
Leo Bryant, of Richmond, Calif., 29.9, 2:51
Charles Levett, of Phoenix, 26.5, 2:34
Josh Wiss, of Flagstaff, 27.5, 1:09
The Klute, of Phoenix, 29.2, 3:04
Jeremiah Blue, of Phoenix, 29.3, 2:24

Teaser: Jordan Ranft, of Santa Rosa, Calif.

Round 2
Reverse Order
Jeremiah Blue, of Phoenix, 27.7, 2:57, 57.0
The Klute, of Phoenix, 30.0, 2:28, 59.2
Josh Wiss, of Flagstaff,  28.2, 1:58, 55.7
Charles Levett, of Phoenix, 25.5, 2:04, 52.0
Leo Bryant, of Richmond, Calif., 29.5, 2:24, 55.3
Lynn Gravatt, of Sedona, 23.5, 1:50, 50.8
Ryan Brown, of Flagstaff, 26.3, 2:47, 52.0
Joy Young, of Phoenix, 26.3, 2:26, 52.1
Jasmine "Jazz" Wilkerson Sufi, of Santa Cruz, Calif., (29.1) 28.6 after 0.5 point time penalty, 3:11, 54.5
Robert Gonzales, of Flagstaff, 25.8, 2:54, 47.1
Jackson Morris, of Flagstaff, 30.0, 2:50,58.4
Evan Dissinger, of Flagstaff, 26.6, 2:30, 51.5
Lauren Perry, of Phoenix, 25.5, 2:22, 49.4

Sorbet: Taylor Hayes, of Flagstaff

Jordan Ranft, of Santa Rosa, Calif., featured at the Sedona Poetry Slam on
Saturday, Dec. 1.
Feature: Jordan Ranft, of Santa Rosa, Calif.

Round 3
High to Low
Leo Bryant, of Richmond, Calif., 30.0, 2:58, 89.4
The Klute, of Phoenix, 29.0, 3:00, 88.2
Jackson Morris, of Flagstaff, 29.4, 3:04, 87.8
Jeremiah Blue, of Phoenix, 29.7, 2:51, 86.7
Josh Wiss, of Flagstaff,  29.3, 2:30, 85.0

Sorbet: Christopher Fox Graham, of Sedona,"Never Date a Poet: A Public Service Announcement"

Victory: Leo Bryant, of Richmond, Calif.,

Final Scores
Leo Bryant, of Richmond, Calif., 89.4

The Klute, of Phoenix, 88.2

Jackson Morris, of Flagstaff, 87.8

Jeremiah Blue, of Phoenix, 86.7
Josh Wiss, of Flagstaff, 85.0

Special thanks to Jazz Sufi, for coming with Leo and Jordan and bringing her
talents to the Sedona stage and placing 6th overall.
Jasmine "Jazz" Wilkerson Sufi, of Santa Cruz, Calif., 54.5
Joy Young, of Phoenix, 26.3, 2:26, 52.1
Ryan Brown, of Flagstaff, 52.0
Charles Levett, of Phoenix, 52.0
Evan Dissinger, of Flagstaff, 26.6, 2:30, 51.5
Lynn Gravatt, of Sedona, 50.8
Lauren Perry, of Phoenix, 25.5, 2:22, 49.4
Robert Gonzales, of Flagstaff, 47.1

Scorekeeper: Taylor Hayes, of Flagstaff
Cameraman: Josh Floyd, of Flagstaff

Sedona National Poetry Slam Team
Slamoff Point Standings
7 Points
Josh Wiss, of Flagstaff✓
The Klute, of Phoenix
5 Points
Ryan Brown, of Flagstaff✓
4 Points
Evan Dissinger, of Flagstaff
Joy Young, of Phoenix
Leo Bryant, of Richmond, Calif.✓
3 Points
Charles Levett, of Phoenix
Christopher Fox Graham, of Sedona
Jackson Morris, of Flagstaff
2 Points
Austin Reeves, of Flagstaff
Bert Cisneros, of Cottonwood
Jeremiah Blue, of Phoenix
Lauren Perry, of Phoenix
Lynn Gravatt, of Sedona
1.5 Points
Josh Floyd, of Flagstaff
Taylor Hayes, of Flagstaff
1 Point
Ashley Swazey, of Phoenix
Bill Campana, of Mesa
Gary Every, of Sedona
Houston Hughes, of Fayetteville, Ark.
Jackie Stockwell, of Flagstaff
Jasmine "Jazz" Sufi Wilkerson of Santa Cruz, Calif.
Jordan Ranft, of Santa Rosa, Calif.
Lauren Deja, of Phoenix
Little Blue Lyon-Fish, of Phoenix
nodalone, of Las Vegas
Robert Gonzales, of Flagstaff
Rowie Shebala, of Phoenix
Vincent Vega, of Flagstaff
0.5 Points
Valence, of Flagstaff

✓ = won a Sedona Poetry Slam

Saturday, April 18, 2009

The Sex of Sax

Flamenco riffs
and the sex of sax
evaporate off dancers
drunk on volume
hips make love to harmonies
enviously ogled by Guinnesses
in the shadow of flat-brimmed hats
while wood block keeps the beat
the prayers depress against glass
downing draughts fresh from the tap
while lovers old and new
handshake eager glances
in sweaty anticipations
funk swaggers in
knowing it attracts
every belt buckle to join
leave your skinny ties at the door
and spin a stranger
beneath low lights
absorbing the aroma of saucy Merlot
a Cabernet who talks too much
a dirty martini
who’s talked of leave town for years
black leather bedecked paisanos
sweep young ladies to the floor
recollecting the world’s wayward memories
of a time before world wars
when Sicilian and Genovese clubs
brought forth fast-moving feet
into a new incarnation
of hippies born too late to know this
Español flows wine-soaked from an Anglo’s lips
and all the while,
the sax wails its sex lamentations
and old men serve attention without intention
as they wish they could do in younger days

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Uptight Yuppie Haiku

The full title is "Uptight Yuppies Desperate to Look Cool by Wearing Berets to 'Artsy' Jazz Clubs Haiku"

Despite your beret
we know you're not a "hip cat,"
you pretentious fuck