JJJJJerome Ellis
Composer & Poet
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![A Black man holding a tenor saxophone and a stalk of sugar cane above his head. He is wearing a white, short-sleeved shirt and a black saxophone neckstrap. Behind him is a wall of gray stone, cymbals, and microphones on stands.](https://www.fordfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dff-2022-jjjjjerome-ellis.jpg?w=710&h=710&crop=1)
JJJJJerome Ellis is an animal, stutterer, and artist. He was raised by Jamaican and Grenadian immigrants in Tidewater, Virginia, where he prays, gardens, and resides among the egrets and asters. He dreams of building a sonic bath house!