The Jazz Journey has taken several artistic detours over the course of it's fifty plus years. In March 1968 I saw Jimi Hendrix perform live at the Memorial Auditorium in Columbus, Ohio. While Jazz has always been the main focus of my musical journey, you couldn't help but notice other genres of the period.
Like many others, I was intrigued by what Hendrix was doing, and later, discovered that Miles Davis himself was discussing a collaboration with the guitarist just before Hendrix died.
Also, many of the hip Jazz clubs in the fifties and sixties were in the East Village in lower Manhattan. It was a paradise if you were into Bebop, Improv/Avant Garde. Of course, the West Village was home to
Like many others, I was intrigued by what Hendrix was doing, and later, discovered that Miles Davis himself was discussing a collaboration with the guitarist just before Hendrix died.
Also, many of the hip Jazz clubs in the fifties and sixties were in the East Village in lower Manhattan. It was a paradise if you were into Bebop, Improv/Avant Garde. Of course, the West Village was home to