A. B. Spellman

A. B. Spellman
A. B. Spellman
Born	Alfred Bennett Spellman; August 12, 1935; Nixonton, North Carolina, US
Occupation	Poet; jazz critic; arts administrator;
Alma mater	Howard University
Period	1965–present
Genre	Poetry; music criticism;
Literary movement	Black Arts Movement
Notable works	Four Lives in the Bebop Business (1966)
Spouse	Danielle Ryvlin Spellman; Karen Edmonds Spellman (m. 1969);

Alfred Bennett Spellman (born August 1935) is a poet, music critic, and arts administrator. Considered a part of the Black Arts Movement, he first received attention for his book of poems entitled The Beautiful Days (1965). In 1966, he published a book on the then recent history of jazz entitled Four Lives in the Bebop Business (aka Black Music: Four Lives; Random House). From 1975 to 2005, he worked as an arts administrator for the National Endowment for the Arts. He has been instrumental in supporting jazz in the United States.

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