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Edmonia Jarrett: Live, Live, Live! / Legal at Any Age

by Jack Bowers
March 1, 1999

I ran into Edmonia Jarrett last January in Anaheim, California, a few moments after I ran headlong into some recording equipment, opening an inch–long gash on my forehead (but that’s another story). Edmonia, a volunteer worker at the annual Conference of the International Association of Jazz Educators, led me to a seat and found an ice pack for my head. “What do you do when you’re not volunteering?” I asked. “I’m a Jazz singer,” she replied. “Here’s my card,” I ...