JAM Magazine: August/September 1997 Issue: Correspondence

Oops!
I really enjoyed meeting Gregg Ottinger at the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival in Washington D.C. last May. He's a wonderful guy and very dedicated to jazz, JAM, and all other good things.

However there were a couple of things in his coverage of my participation ("KC/DC", JAM, June/July '97) that need clarification.

Although I'm certainly indebted one hundred fold to Gary Sivils, the Gary of whom I spoke vis a vis Down Beat was Gary Shivers, the fellow who preceded me and who made it possible for me to become Down Beat's Kansas City correspondent.

And regarding my blindfold test for pianists, it is Bill Evans (not Gil) who I pit against Joanne Brackeen, Bill being the lyrical pianist, Joanne more contemporary. As I pointed out at the workshop, the guys always guess that it's Joanne who's the guy and Bill who's the fem.

Otherwise, many thanks to Gregg and to JAM for a wonderful article!

Sincerely,
Carol Comer
Kansas City, MO

(A better editor would have spotted those two things. Sorry, Carol! -- MM)

Pat Fan
Hallo people of the "JAM"
I am interested in all Pat Metheny stuff, such as interviews, articles, commentaries... Is it possible to find such material?

I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,
Kathleen Forkert
Leipzig, Germany

(A good place to start is the JAM website at http://www.kansascity.com/kcjazz. There you will find a "Q&A" with Pat from June of '95 plus several other relevant links. -- MM)

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JAM Online:
It Just Keeps Growing and Growing

We have just put up a web site in Detroit. I am requesting a link on your Links page under magazines.

The name of our site is: Detroit's Jazz Quarterly. The URL is http://jimsweb.com/jazzquarterly/

In return, a reciprocal link to your site will be placed on ours.

Thank you,
Jim Orlando
Webmaster
Jazz Quarterly
Detroit, MI

Enjoyed The Crawl
I finally made it to the Jazz Pub Crawl after several years of intending to but missing it. I really enjoyed it despite the lack of higher profile KC performers. I was also very impressed with how well it was organized (bus route system, variety of performers). The only disappointment was that the buses stopped running at midnight. Kind of embarrassing, actually.

It would be nice if there were a Pub Crawl once a month throughout the summer! I'll be there next year for sure

Bob Daniel
Kansas City, MO

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	Search our site:		Oops! I really enjoyed meeting Gregg Ottinger at the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival in Washington D.C. last May. He's a wonderful guy and very dedicated to jazz, JAM, and all other good things. However there were a couple of things in his coverage of my participation ("KC/DC", JAM, June/July '97) that need clarification. Although I'm certainly indebted one hundred fold to Gary Sivils, the Gary of whom I spoke vis a vis Down Beat was Gary Shivers, the fellow who preceded me and who made it possible for me to become Down Beat's Kansas City correspondent. And regarding my blindfold test for pianists, it is Bill Evans (not Gil) who I pit against Joanne Brackeen, Bill being the lyrical pianist, Joanne more contemporary. As I pointed out at the workshop, the guys always guess that it's Joanne who's the guy and Bill who's the fem. Otherwise, many thanks to Gregg and to JAM for a wonderful article! Sincerely, Carol Comer Kansas City, MO (A better editor would have spotted those two things. Sorry, Carol! -- MM) Pat Fan Hallo people of the "JAM" I am interested in all Pat Metheny stuff, such as interviews, articles, commentaries... Is it possible to find such material? I am looking forward to hearing from you. Best regards, Kathleen Forkert Leipzig, Germany (A good place to start is the JAM website at http://www.kansascity.com/kcjazz. There you will find a "Q&A" with Pat from June of '95 plus several other relevant links. -- MM) FROM THE 'NET JAM Online: It Just Keeps Growing and Growing We have just put up a web site in Detroit. I am requesting a link on your Links page under magazines. The name of our site is: Detroit's Jazz Quarterly. The URL is http://jimsweb.com/jazzquarterly/ In return, a reciprocal link to your site will be placed on ours. Thank you, Jim Orlando Webmaster Jazz Quarterly Detroit, MI Enjoyed The Crawl I finally made it to the Jazz Pub Crawl after several years of intending to but missing it. I really enjoyed it despite the lack of higher profile KC performers. I was also very impressed with how well it was organized (bus route system, variety of performers). The only disappointment was that the buses stopped running at midnight. Kind of embarrassing, actually. It would be nice if there were a Pub Crawl once a month throughout the summer! I'll be there next year for sure Bob Daniel Kansas City, MO RETURN TO AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1997 MAIN INDEX ------------------------------------------------------------------------ © Kansas City Jazz Ambassadors 1996-2001. All rights reserved.