[Dixielandjazz] National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters award

[Donald Mopsick]

Bill Haesler wrote:

<<Not that is affects us foreigners, but I was interested to know how
many recipients of the Jazz Masters Award fitted into MKOM (My Kind Of
Music).
As I expected, not many by the look of it, particularly in recent years.
However, your list would be longer than mine!>>

Here is a list of NEA Jazz Masters who have appeared on Riverwalk
Jazz: Benny Carter, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Lionel Hampton, Nat
Hentoff, Milt Hinton, Marian McPartland, Dan Morgenstern, Clark Terry
and Joe Williams.

Hentoff and Morgenstern are writers and appeared as interviewees.
McPartland appeared as an interviewee on her late husband Jimmy.
Granted, not all of these listed may qualify as "OKOM," and neither
might Riverwalk Jazz itself, which is why I prefer not use that vague
term.

If you have never heard of Riverwalk Jazz, please visit
http://www.riverwalkjazz.org and do at least familiarize yourself with
it. Disclaimer: I am no longer Cullum's bass player but I do appear on
95% of the tracks currently on the air and I still work for the
production company, putting together compilation shows.

Best,

mopo