Well, if you didn't attend our live Philly Jazz Talks About Sam Reed with Albert "Tootie" Heath and Alfie Pollitt, you missed out folks. However, you are lucky we are recording these for our archive. We had a wonderful talk, and interviewer Jack McCarthy got the goods from both of these remarkable men about the much missed and beautiful Sam Reed!
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But wait, folks! The Philadelphia Jazz Legacy Project is programming an exceptional trio of knowledgeable men to discuss our hometown jazz station: former WRTI music director and Peabody award -winning producer Steve Rowland and former WRTI radio host and Philadelphia Jazz Project director Homer Jackson. In addition, Steve Robinson, classical and jazz radio veteran, head of New Media Productions, and formerly the general manager of Chicago's WFMT Radio Network will join us. Only 100 seats available for this live event!
Donations are requested for this event from $1 to $100! β¬
It helps us explore and bring our region's jazz history to you and the world!
Above is the first part of a life history interview we did with Philadelphian jazz musician and Jersey guy Michael Pedicin Jr.in May 2020.In this segment, Michael talks about his early years, his parents, his famous father Michael Pedicin, and how he fell in love with jazz.
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