Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jeff Gold who is the Grammy Award-winning Music Historian, Archivist, Executive & Author of the 2020 Book Sittin’ In - .. This new book is very welcome and needed in the COVID-19 world of no live jazz .. The book is a rare collection of more than 200 full-color and black-and-white souvenir photographs and memorabilia that bring to life the renowned jazz nightclubs of the 1940s and 1950s featuring exclusive interviews with Quincy Jones, Sonny Rollins, Robin Givhan, Jason Moran, and Dan Morgenstern. It is meticulously laid out and extensively researched and serves as a deep dive into this amazing period of American cultural history. These venues and this amazing music were among the best vehicles for integration the country ever had. This was an America really making a go of bringing people together .. Get to know Jeff, this book and quite a bit more during an illuminating conversation.
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