To Search the Night

Minneapolis in the early 60's. Young bohemians, painters, jazz musicians, writers and a dancer find each other and strive to support their struggles to "get over", to make it in the inner city art world. A young Jewish girl becomes intrigued by these turbulent creative people and comes to realize that they are the only help she may ever find for a family crisis. The fleeting beauty and revolutionary energy of jazz illuminates the lives of these early artist. Several find solace in the healing power of the land during trips up north to woodshed for inspiration. The prices they pay, crisis, failure and triumph are brought to life in the jazzspeak of those times.

Minneapolis in the early 60's. Young bohemians, painters, jazz musicians, writers and a dancer find each other and strive to support their struggles to "get over", to make it in the inner city art world. A young Jewish girl becomes intrigued by these turbulent creative people and comes to realize that they are the only help she may ever find for a family crisis. The fleeting beauty and revolutionary energy of jazz illuminates the lives of these early artist. Several find solace in the healing power of the land during trips up north to woodshed for inspiration. The prices they pay, crisis, failure and triumph are brought to life in the jazzspeak of those times.

Anthony Swann grew up in Crosslake Minnesota. When he was in high school, a cousin from Laguna Beach, California gave him two Louis Armstrong albums that changed his life. He became a jazz aficionado. He has lived in Minneapolis, San Franscio and Las Vegas. He is also a student of Latin Americian culture and has lived in Mexico and Brazil. His book of poems, PAINT WITH WORDS, was published in 2016 and a CD of his poetry in 2009. His jazz novel TO SEARCH THE NIGHT was published in 2018. He now lives and is active in the vibrant arts community of the city of Bemidji, in northern Minnesota.