Ted Joans (July 4, 1928 - April 25, 2003) was an American trumpeter, jazz poet and painter. In the 1960s, he had a house in Timbuktu. He claimed to be a brother of Leroi Jones, despite the spelling difference, but this appears to be apocryphal. Born Theodore Jones on a riverboat in Cairo, Illinois, Ted earned a degree in fine arts from Indiana University. He later associated with writers of the Beat Generation in Greenwich Village and San Francisco. Wikipedia
Tribute to Ted Joans (1928-2003), Beat Generation & Surrealist poet, artist, & jazz musician. Includes memories, photos, & contributions from his friends & associates. www.emptymirrorbooks.com/tedjoanslives.html
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Ted Joans was born on July 4, 1928 on a riverboat in Cairo, Illinois. His father, a riverboat entertainer, put him off the boat in Memphis at age twelve and gave him a trumpet. He is a painter, a trumpeter, and a jazz poet. His jazz poems are collected www.milkmag.org/joans.htm
