Articles by Michael Jeffers
Roger DeVito: Jazz Promotion in the Windy City
by Michael Jeffers
It's easy to take a night of good live jazz for granted. Sure, we all admire the skill with which jazz musicians perform their instruments and in the end, they're the ones we applaud while nodding our heads in approval. But how did these musicians get booked? Who brought them to the venue? Who was responsible for setting up this night of amazing music? Meet Roger DeVito.
Roger DeVito (Second from Right)
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by Michael Jeffers
Imagine the scene: The room is dark, pitch black. Not a sound is heard. The players sit quietly, poised, ready to perform. No distractions, just the musicians and their instruments. Instructions are given. The music begins to fill the room . . . The scenario is actually a classroom setting, a course called “Black Out” where students learn to sharpen and sensitize the acuity of their ears to the feeling of their instruments, to focus on making music without any ...
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