Ken Nordine, creator of a style of audio storytelling he called "word jazz," died Saturday at the age of 98. And we're sad to say we lost one of America's great voices over the weekend. Ken Nordine ...

Ken Nordine was an American voice artist, poet, and musician, best known for his work in the genre of "word jazz," a unique blend of spoken word, jazz, and experimental music. Born on April 29, 1920, ...

Before you read the words written below about the life and times and accomplishments of a man named Ken Nordine, who died Saturday at his North Side home at the age of 98, it would be a good idea for ...

Ken Nordine, the wildly creative mind behind a series of Word Jazz albums and the long-running Word Jazz radio show, died Saturday at age 98, WBEZ reports. Nordine’s instantly recognizable vocal ...

If you’re Ken Nordine and you’ve spent a lifetime producing iconic TV commercials, writing poetry, publishing books, creating art, inventing Word Jazz (broadcast Sundays at Midnight on WBEZ) and ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Ken Nordine was known internationally as a jazz poet, and now, preservationists are rushing to save his Edgewater mansion from the wrecking ball. Nordine's 7,300 square-foot mansion at ...

Ken Nordine, who improvised poetry in a silky voice to cool, vibrant musical accompaniment, creating a form of storytelling that he called “word jazz,” and that brought him renown on radio and led to ...

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A noted Arts and Crafts brick mansion in Edgewater and longtime home of late voice actor and jazz poet Ken Nordine sold May 28 for $1.37 million to a North Side couple who intend to preserve it.

Ken Nordine, creator of a style of audio storytelling he called "word jazz," died Saturday at the age of 98. And we're sad to say we lost one of America's great voices over the weekend. Ken Nordine ...