Celebrated Poet Dr. Nathaniel Mackey on Connections between Jazz and Language

Dr. Nathaniel Mackey (English) is the Reynolds Price Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing at Duke University and has been an intellectual and creative force for five decades. Dr. Mackey was a longtime professor at UC Santa Cruz and his poetry has always born a kind of mystic relationship with music. In an interview for UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, Dr. Mackey talks about his connections with jazz and collaborations with musicians that shaped his career. Read the full story here!