Poetry’s been around a long time. Jazz, on the other hand, is a relatively recent American original. So why would jazz composer Wayne Horvitz write music in honor of a poet? Specifically, about Richard Hugo, perhaps Montana’s most renowned practitioner of the art? Wayne Horvitz explains on this episode of "Home Ground Radio,” listen now.
(Broadcast: "Home Ground Radio", 11/15/15. Listen on the radio or online, Sundays at 11:10 a.m., or via podcast.)