Roxane Orgill
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Roxane Orgill

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Ever find yourself doing something you didn’t expect? I was looking at a famous photograph of jazz musicians crowded outside a Harlem brownstone, and I was wondering how to write about it. A poem popped out. I’m not a poet. I write nonfiction. I used to be a music critic and journalist. I rarely even read poetry. But I like research, so I dug into that August day in 1958 when an amateur photographer tried to corral 57 musicians into a picture. And I kept writing — poems! See the results in my new book, JAZZ DAY: THE MAKING OF A FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPH, illustrated by Francis Vallejo (Candlewick Press, 2106). It has earned six * * * * * * starred reviews!
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    • Jazz Day

    • The Making of a Famous Photograph
    • By: Roxane Orgill
    • Narrated by: Robin Miles
    • Length: 58 mins
    • Release date: 30-12-2016
    • Language: English
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