There has been interesting response to the Rifftides musing a few postings ago about jazz audiences decreasing at the same time that jazz education programs are burgeoning. Here is an excerpt from one comment: A lot of talented high school and college band directors never program anything more … [Read more...]
Archives for March 4, 2007
Followup: Willis Benefit
Reports from New York are that the benefit for pianist Larry Willis last week at St. Peter's Church raised more than $5,000. That won't build Willis a new house, but it will help him replace some of what he lost in a January fire. More than two dozen pianists, including some of the most prominent in … [Read more...]