[Dixielandjazz] Jazz Programming

[Steve Barbone]

Mart at "mmckay" <macjazz at se.rr.com> wrote:
 
> "Folio Weekly" an independent (but highly respected) free paper in
> Jacksonville (Florida) had a full page story decrying this policy in this
> weeks issue.  The paper does not have an on-line edition so I'm not going to
> try and post it. The theme was Jazz is getting stronger than it has been any
> time since the 50's/60's and WBEZ, "in Chicago, the home of jazz"  shouldn't
> be dropping it.

I'm with you Mart. No question about it, especially here in the Northeast
USA. Jazz is gaining strength slowly but surely. Perhaps our Chicago area
list mates might drop a line to WBEZ to that effect.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone