[Dixielandjazz] Maynard Ferguson at Schools

[Robert Pulliam]

From: "Steve barbone" <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>

> Golly gee, if an overweight, antique trumpet player can do it, how about
you
> young lions going out there and doing it? :-) VBG

Then again, Maynard is somewhat of an icon. If you tried to book the Joe
Schmoe Jazz Orchestra, even if they were just as smokin' as Maynard's band,
I wonder if you'd have as much success. Plus, how many such events will a
high school host in a year?