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Contemporary Jazz: How I Got Into It, Part 1

My contemporary jazz journey began 20 years ago, in college. In 1989, I was dating a girl who listened to contemporary jazz. She had cassettes of Spyro Gyra’s Point of View and David Sanborn’s A Change of Heart in her…

John Hilderbrand
July 6, 2009
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Icons Among Us – Jazz in the Present Tense

Never before have I watched a video and found myself nodding and saying ‘yes!’. This is a trailer for the four-part series Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense, which premieres April 15 on the Documentary Channel. I couldn’t…

John Hilderbrand
April 11, 2009

ContemporaryJazz.com on Facebook

I just added a group for ContemporaryJazz.com on Facebook. I’m on Facebook every day and it’s my primary way for keeping up with friends and family. If you’re a fan of the site and/or the radio station, come join the…

John Hilderbrand
April 2, 2009