Paul Haines (poet)
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Paul Haines was a poet and jazz lyricist. Born in Vassar, Michigan
, Haines eventually settled in Canada, after spending time in Europe, India, New York City, as well as a long stint as a French Teacher at Fenelon Falls Secondary School, in Ontario, Canada.
Haines's best-known work is Escalator over the Hill
, a collaboration with Carla Bley
.
Haines's daughter Emily Haines
is a songwriter and musician with Metric
, Broken Social Scene
, and Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton. His daughter Avery Haines
is a Canadian television journalist and television show host.
Vassar, Michigan
Vassar is a city in Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The small town was founded March 1, 1849. The population was 2,697 at the 2010 census and 2,823 at the 2000 census...
, Haines eventually settled in Canada, after spending time in Europe, India, New York City, as well as a long stint as a French Teacher at Fenelon Falls Secondary School, in Ontario, Canada.
Haines's best-known work is Escalator over the Hill
Escalator over the Hill
Escalator over the Hill is mostly referred to as a jazz opera, but it was released as a "chronotransduction" with "words by Paul Haines, adaptation and music by Carla Bley, production and coordination by Michael Mantler", performed by the Jazz Composer's Orchestra.-History:Escalator over the Hill...
, a collaboration with Carla Bley
Carla Bley
Carla Bley, née Borg, is an American jazz composer, pianist, organist and band leader. An important figure in the Free Jazz movement of the 1960s, she is perhaps best known for her jazz opera Escalator Over The Hill , as well as a book of compositions that have been performed by many other...
.
Haines's daughter Emily Haines
Emily Haines
Emily Haines is a Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter. She is the lead singer and keyboardist of the band Metric and a member of Broken Social Scene. As a solo artist, she performed with her own name and under the alias Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton...
is a songwriter and musician with Metric
Metric (band)
Metric is a Canadian indie rock and New Wave band founded in 1998 in Toronto. The band has also at various times been based in Montreal, London, New York City and Los Angeles...
, Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock band, a musical collective including as few as six and as many as nineteen members, formed in 1999 by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning. Most of its members currently play in various other groups and solo projects, mainly based around the city of Toronto...
, and Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton. His daughter Avery Haines
Avery Haines
Avery Haines is a Canadian television journalist.-Career:Haines began her career as a reporter for CFRB in Toronto. In late 1999, she began to work as a fill-in anchor for CTV Newsnet....
is a Canadian television journalist and television show host.
Lyrics
- Darn It! Poems by Paul Haines, Musics by Many (1994)
- A Beautiful Western Saddle (with CurlewCurlew (band)Curlew is an experimental free jazz group founded by saxophone player George Cartwright in 1979. Members of the band have included cellist Tom Cora, guitarists Davey Williams and Fred Frith, and bassist Bill Laswell.-Discography:*Curlew...
, 1993) - Tropic AppetitesTropic AppetitesTropic Appetites is a jazz album by Carla Bley released in 1974, following her debut Escalator over the Hill. Again, the lyrics are contributed by Bley's friend Paul Haines, based on his journeys to Southeast Asia in the preceding years...
(with Carla Bley, 1974) - Escalator Over the HillEscalator over the HillEscalator over the Hill is mostly referred to as a jazz opera, but it was released as a "chronotransduction" with "words by Paul Haines, adaptation and music by Carla Bley, production and coordination by Michael Mantler", performed by the Jazz Composer's Orchestra.-History:Escalator over the Hill...
(with Carla Bley, 1971) - The Memphis Years (with CurlewCurlew (band)Curlew is an experimental free jazz group founded by saxophone player George Cartwright in 1979. Members of the band have included cellist Tom Cora, guitarists Davey Williams and Fred Frith, and bassist Bill Laswell.-Discography:*Curlew...
, 2000) - Trace (with Roof, 1997)
- Which Side Are You On (with 4Walls)
- American Clave Anthology
Other writing about Paul Haines
- *SUB ROSA* [Peterborough, Ontario, Canada], vol. 5 No. 1, Spring 1995 issue devoted entirely to "Paul Haines: Poetry/ Video/ Jazz", by Tom Sekowski, Stuart BroomerStuart BroomerStuart Broomer is a Canadian editor, music critic, pianist, writer, jazz historian, and composer. He is a former editor with CODA magazine and currently works as an editor at Coach House Books...
, Roswell Rudd and Michel Contat. - "Paul Haines" by Andrew Jones, *JAZZIZ*, November 1995
- "Paul Haines / Now Can You Tell Me: An Article by Stuart Broomer: Words and Music: A Beautiful Western Saddle", *CODA MAGAZINE*, July/Aug 1995
- "Paul Haines - The Musical Psychic", by Tom Sekowski. *EXCLAIM!* [Canada], March 1995
- "Paul Haines - Man with a Future Vision", by Tom Sekowski, THE NEWSPAPER [Toronto, Canada], 11/23/94an."
Videography
- JUBILEE (1992 21 mins)
- OUR RUDD'S GOLDEN CURTAIN (1992 19 mins)
- LEARNING TO COPE WITH HOPE (1992 3 mins)
- AN ALL-ETHNIC ELECTRIC PROGRAM (1992 transfer from 1966 16mm., 25 mins)
- CURLEW: Paul Haines Set to Music (1989 44 mins)
- RICE SCENTED IN OUR ABSENCE (1983 33 mins)
- THIRD WORLD TWO (1981 50mins)--50 poems (French and English) read or sung by an all-star cast, with original music by Carla Bley, Derek Bailey, Steve Swallow and Sheila Jordan."
- UNDERSTANDING AN INTERRUPTION; 16 MUSICS (1981 60 mins)--Paul Bley, Rudd-Lacy, Albert Ayler, Mike Mantler, Gary Burton, Evan Parker, Derek Bailey, Larry Dubin-CCMC, Carla Bley, Monica Zetterland, Stuart Broomer, and Kip Hanrahan.