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Jaz

CHECK OUT MY MORE DETAILED BLOG: HTTP://CARVEDBUTTAFLY.BLOGSPOT.COM/ ...And you will seek Me and fin

About Me

God has blessed me with the gifts of voice, writing, & poetry..the arts..for HIS GLORY. I am a published poet & ASCAP member songwriter. Since my youth, I've been a student of drama, musical theater and dance. Been blessed to perform in musicals, church artistic ministries, dance recitals, talent shows, plays & karaoke contests throughout my years. Touched down @ open mics across the city like Ortleib's Jazzhaus, Five Spot, World Cafe Live, Warmdaddy's, Sharon Baptist & Enon's "Fire Escape".All of this is divine............But to be pursued by, wanted by, shaped by, accepted by and loved by, the Messiah JESUS CHRIST THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD... is LIFE.Guide and empower me dear Lord to fulfill your dreams and purpose for me...Father God, Draw this world to answer Your call... Thank You for Your strong arms when I fall... Help me to walk worthy of it all...If anyone ever needs an ear, prayer, laughter, karaoke or to share some tears...I'm here! :-)
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My Interests

The sky, animals(particulary lions,tigers-the cat family), the ocean, astronomy(not astrology!), science, drawing, dancing, impressionistic paintings & painters, that Chico's commercial, traveling, meeting folk, karaoke, reading and writing

I'd like to meet:


I dream in the key of Basia, Stevie Wonder, Cyndi Lauper, Swing Out Sister, Maysa, Julia Fordham, Sting, George Michael & Nikki Holland. My black box is painted with the shades of Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, Jada Pinkett Smith, Maurice Bernard, Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Johnny Depp & Larenz Tate. Crystal teardrops fall softly on my face through the ivories of The Clark Sisters, Sarah McLaughlan, Patti Labelle, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, Celine Dion & the great Barbra Streisand. My body becomes dance with Debbie Allen, Fatima, Wade Robeson, Darren Dewitt Henson, Ciarra, Rosie Perez, Jennifer Lopez, Janet & Michael Jackson. Feet ablaze with Savion Glover. Musicals give my soul wings with Julie Andrews.I thank God for meeting and sitting under all my voice & music teachers, acting coaches & dance teachers. Most of all I'm thankful for THE TEACHER OF TEACHERS-JESUS CHRIST! I enjoy meeting like & different minds as well.CHECK OUT MY OTHER BLOG http://carvedbuttafly.blogspot.com

Music:

****Thank you to Chuck Mangione for my first and all time favorite jazz song "Give It All You Got"******CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN: Amy Grant, Donnie McClurkin, Jars of Clay, Kirk Franklin, Casting Crowns, Israel & New Breed, Kristie Levesque, Take 6, Margaret Becker, Commissioned, Caedmon's Call, Michael W. Smith, Bebe & CeCe Winans, Rich Mullins, Steven Curtis Chapman, Kim Hill, The Clark Sisters, Nicole C.Mullins/ JAZZ: YellowJackets, Keiko Matsui, Spyro Gyra, Amel Laurrieux, Swing Out Sister, Chuck Mangione, Maysa, Basia, Dave Koz, Sweetback, Candy Dulfer, Incognito/ OLE'SCHOOL HIP-HOP: Ultra Magnetic MC's, Salt n Pepa, Kool Moe Dee, M.C. Lyte, Big Daddy Kane, Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew, Whodini, LL*************Dido, Billy Joel, Randy Crawford, Joan Osbourne, Res, Mystic, Bruce Hornsby & The Range, Barry Manilow, Suzanne Vega, Amber, Marc Anthony, Avril Lavigne, Oasis, Gloria Estefan, Paula Cole, Floetry, Jamiroquai, Bee Gees, Gorillaz, Joss Stone, Seal, No Doubt, Natalie Merchant, Air Supply, Lisa Marie Presley, Jon Secada, Pink, B52's, EWF, Coldplay, Neil Diamond, Common, Alana Davis, Jill Scott, Nickelback, Sophie B. Hawkins, Shakira, Wilson Phillips, The Roots, Dave Matthews Band, Nelly Furtado, Sarah McLachlan, Kelly Clarkson, Frank Sinatra, Los Lonely Boys, Neil Young/ COUNTRY: Lorrie Morgan, Dixie Chicks, Martina McBride, Shania Twain, Bonnie Raitt, Carrie Underwood, Gretchen Wilson, Faith Hill, Brooks & Dunn, Garth Brooks/ 70'S: Fleetwood Mac, Asia, America, Toto, Boston, Eagles, Doobie Brothers, Foreigner, Journey, Chicago/ 80's!(THE BEST!!!!) Christian hip-hop, Christian rock, gospel, big band, hip-hop, soul, indian, 90's, 60's, modern, modern-rock, easy-listening, folk, classic-rock, classical, oldies, broadway, praise & worship, pop, standards, top-40, 50's, electronica, swing, disco, blues, be-bop, house, alternative, funk, dance, some R & B, some reggaeton, some world

Movies:

Shaka Zulu, Saturday Night Fever, Green Mile, The Mirror Has Two Faces, The Five Hearbeats, The Shawshank Redemption, The Sound of Music, Urban Cowboy, Grease(the original!), The Color Purple, West Side Story, Imitation of Life, The Three Faces of Eve, The Prince of Tides, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Kramer vs Kramer, My Life As A Dog, Sybil, The Pursuit of Happyness, The Piano, Funny Girl

Television:

Animal Planet Channel, Felicity, Dawson's Creek, The Real World, Beverly Hills,90210, My So Called Life, Music Videos(some), NOVA, Martin

Books:

The Bible, The Language of Letting Go, Mrs. Frisby & The Rats of Nimh, Catcher In The Rye, Affirmations for Artists, The Sacred Romance

Heroes:

Jesus Christ, my Lord & Saviour; my mommyTO VIEW MY CHRISTIAN POETRY go to http://www.faithreaders.com/search.php and type in Poet, Jaz under "search by author" categoryThanks for stopping by my page :-)*****

My Blog

Sunrise

 My best friend has been encouraging me and speaking life to me...  "Jaz, can u envision your wings? SEE yourself doing the book tour, SEE yourself singing in front of millions, SEE yourself...
Posted by Jaz on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:40:00 PST

I will share my heart...

Over the past few days, my head and heart are still suspended in the clouds and upper horizons. I hear myself say things like "I just don't believe this" and "this is unbelievable"  ..:namespace ...
Posted by Jaz on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:44:00 PST

Jaz wins 2nd place in worldwide poetry contest

http://www.sps.com/poetry/winners.html 
Posted by Jaz on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:05:00 PST

You think it’s just about your eyes getting heavy when you go to pray?

You think it's just about your eyes getting heavy when you go to pray? Once again today God showed me why prayer is the 1 thing the enemy tries to stop. Hearts are changed in prayer..yours and mine...
Posted by Jaz on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:02:00 PST

JUST A FEW UPDATES

Peace and blessings!  ..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Just a few updates:   I'm now one month and a week deep into my new day job. It's a blessing w...
Posted by Jaz on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:38:00 PST

is my blog posting now?

testing..
Posted by Jaz on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:19:00 PST

Yes, you can understand God’s Word

Did I tell you how much the precious Holy Spirit is illuminating God's Word to me?Today in bible college, the class had to present 4 minute speeches they wrote describing an object, event, person or s...
Posted by Jaz on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 07:59:00 PST

The Blob !

The Blob How about this classic film came on the other night @1:30 in the a.m.! I stayed up, watched it thru a broke down t.v and then dreamed about blobs! lol..Anyone who knows me knows I'm NOT a ...
Posted by Jaz on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:26:00 PST

breathe in, breathe out

  Sooo many things to update u on....so I'm like an octopus now...lol..a couple of arms are handling the poetry side of things and the other arms are handling the music side. Last week began my...
Posted by Jaz on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 09:26:00 PST

Groaning For A Perfect State

  Groaning For A Perfect Stateby Jaz 9/03/03 darkness of night coil round usurp breath from tired skin I summon my light to push thru rise up outta ash and dung to the One whose arms hold me ab...
Posted by Jaz on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 08:46:00 PST