[Dixielandjazz] Gene Krupa 100 Today

[John Petters]

Hi Folks,
I think today deserves marking - 100  years since the birth of Gene Krupa.
Any events on the media in the US to mark this?
We have a 4 part series on network radio, which is very good. Next 
helping tomorrow at 19:00 utc on BBC Radio 2. There is just time to 
catch part one, which dealt with his early years.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio2_aod.shtml?radio2/1900_fri

My 3 hour session on Gold for grown-ups will be availble until Saturday
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio2_aod.shtml?radio2/1900_fri
Drummer Richard Pite will be staging a tribute show in London' sCadogan 
Hall on 26 Feb
I will be on jazz Club on BBC Ulster on Sunay at 19:00 utc talking to 
Walter Love.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/radioulster/jazz_club/
BBC Radio 3 will be doing a tribute shaow next month.
How about it US fans?.Anything happening to celbrate the man who 
lliberated jazz drummers from being mere time keepers.

I would argue that he was one of the finest traditional jazz drummers to 
emerge throughout the history of our music.
Thank you Gene.

-- 
John Petters
Amateur Raduio Station G3YPZ 
www.traditional-jazz.com