New Orleans is the only place I know of where you ask a little kid what he wants to be and instead of saying "I want to be a policeman," or "I want to be a fireman," he says, I want to be a musician."—Alan Jaffe I was just like the rest of the kids, wanted to now all about that new music called jazz. I was a second-line kid. That meant I’d follow the big bands down the street and, man, what a thrill when Tio or George Baquet would let me carry their cases while they played!—Albert … [Read more...]
Archives for May 8, 2011
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All About Jazz JerryJazzMusician Carol Sloane: SloaneView Jazz Beyond Jazz: Howard Mandel The Gig: Nate Chinen Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong Don Heckman: The International Review Of Music Ted Panken: Today is The Question George Colligan: jazztruth Brilliant Corners Jazz Music Blog: Tom Reney Brubeck Institute Darcy James Argue Jazz Profiles: Steve Cerra Notes On Jazz: Ralph Miriello Bob Porter: Jazz Etc. be.jazz Marc Myers: Jazz Wax Night Lights Jason Crane:The Jazz … [Read more...]