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Archives for February 2, 2008

Weekend Extra: When Cosby Sat In With Stitt

February 2, 2008 by Doug Ramsey

Both Bill Kirchner and Ty Newcomb forwarded this link to a segment from the Dick Cavett show in 1973. Bill Cosby tells Cavett and Jack Benny about his brief career as a drummer. Go here. … [Read more...]

Weekend Extra: Jazz Before Lincoln Center

February 2, 2008 by Doug Ramsey

Decades before there was Lincoln Center, much less Jazz At Lincoln Center, the midtown Manhattan area encompassing Lincoln Square and San Juan Hill was a jazz incubator. New York Times reporter John Strausbaugh's video report on that piece of cultural history includes cameos by JALC curator Phil … [Read more...]

Doug Ramsey

Doug is a recipient of the lifetime achievement award of the Jazz Journalists Association. He lives in the Pacific Northwest, where he settled following a career in print and broadcast journalism in cities including New York, New Orleans, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, San Antonio, … [MORE]

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