Al Martinez remembers a Billie Holiday moment

Dear friends, 

 On the link below, you'll find a piece that was written by a friend of mine whose work has appeared on this blog before, Pulitzer-prizewinning journalist Al Martinez. It is touching and thoughtful piece about the music that so many of us love and how on one particular evening many decades ago, Al and his wife Cinelli experienced a special moment with one of the premier female vocalists of all time, the great Billie Holiday. Enjoy! 

 G. Djata Bumpus
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Jazz Calendar for December in the Connecticut/Western Massachusetts area

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

"Thank you for supporting global jazz, our legacy..."


NICKi MATHIS, Ed.M, Sunday 6 Dec 5-7P w/Lynn Tracey/Something Cool
Distil, 270 Worthington St, Springfield, MA. 413.737-5557; 860.212-0209

Saturday 19 December 7:30 pm, and Sunday 20 December 2:00 pm,
Annie Mae Smith in Pender County… by, Liston Filyaw, directed by Frances Sharp
Aetna Theater, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT.
OJAY Images 860.683-8881; $25

Sunday 17 January 2010 4 pm, NMAAJazz featuring Norman Johnson, Jr. Ortiz

FREE Martin Luther King Jr Celebration
Yale University Peabody Museum of National History
70 Whitney Avenue, at the corner of Sachem Street, one block north of Trumbull Street, New Haven CT. Contact Josue Irizarry 203.432-3778

http://matchbook.org/ArtistProfile1.aspx?ProfileId=741 BOOKINGS:860.231-0663

http://cdbaby.com/cd/nickmathis
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