Ted Joans, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ted Joans

American artist

Date of Birth: 04-Jul-1928

Place of Birth: Cairo, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 25-Apr-2003

Profession: writer, poet, painter, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Theodore "Ted" Joans (July 4, 1928 – April 25, 2003) 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".