The parade outward continues. Hank Jones died last night in a New York hospital following a brief illness. He was 91. For a thorough obituary, see this piece by Peter Keepnews in The New York Times. The last times I heard Mr. Jones, at the 2008 Lionel Hampton festival, his elegance, celebrated … [Read more...]
Archives for May 17, 2010
Remembering Zoot
A year-and-a-half ago, I wrote a piece about Al Cohn for The Note, the newsletter of The Al Cohn Memorial Jazz Collection at East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania. The school is a part of the state system of higher education and of a jazz community that thrives in the Delaware Water Gap area … [Read more...]