“…in jazz, numbers don’t mean anything, because within 16 bars, we’re the same age.” Pannonica de Koenigswarter, the Rothschild heiress who served as a benefactress, muse, and friend to jazz legends including Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, and Bud Powell, asked 300 musicians what their three greatest wishes were. In the 2006 book of de Koenigswarter’s photos, “Three…
Jack Sheldon: 1931- 2019
As we face the beginning of 2020, we say goodbye to yet another artist whose illustrious career in jazz had yet another - possibly greater - impact on our culture at large. Jack Sheldon, who died on December 27, 2019, will be remembered by generations of kids who watched the "Schoolhouse Rock" series on ABC…