Jazz Articles about Mezz Mezzrow

Mezz Mezzrow

by Dirk Sutro
November 20, 2006

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Mezz Mezzrow was the hippest of white hipster jazz musicians in 1920s Chicago and 1930s New York. He was a respected player as well as a scenester who hung with both black and white musicians. Mezzrow's autobiography Really the Blues was a real discovery for me. It has a vibe of authenticity I've not found in other accounts of those times--he captures what it was really like to hit the clubs and late-night jams, to hang out offstage after ...