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Dave Linn
Since: 2023 | Position: Contributor | Location: San Diego | Page Views: 2,786 
About Me
My resume includes being a Jazz DJ, a Concert Promoter, a Reviewer and a major Jazz LP/CD Box Set Collector
My ears were exposed early due to my older brother controlling the turntable in our bedroom. He was a trumpet player, so I first heard artists like Maynard Ferguson, Booker Little and Chet Baker before he went on an extended Miles Davis period. At that time, I was more interested in the 60s blues rock scene, but that changed after hearing Mahavishnu Orch and Miles' Bitches Brew. My first 2 concerts were Miles at Fillmore East and Herbie Mann's Memphis Underground band w/ Larry Coryell and Sonny Sharrock. It was during my College days at Binghamton, NY where my interest exploded. WHRW-FM offered a free format and like minded people where I was able to educate myself on Jazz's history. I became the Jazz Dept Director along w/ running the Jazz Concert group, booking acts like Sonny Rollins, Billy Harper, Woody Show and many others. I later did radio at NPR and KSDS-FM in San Diego for many years. I later was able to co-produce (w/Herbie Mann) a series of Jazz Cruises in NY Harbor. Before graduating college, I took a year off and volunteered in NYC writing album and concert reviews for College Media Journal (CMJ), and wrote press releases for John Snyder's Artist House Records. During my NY years, I was a regular at the top clubs like Blue Note, Lush Life, Village Vanguard. My regular hangout was Bradley's nightclub, a piano bar that had no cover charge and the greatest piano players almost every night. In San Diego after my radio gig ended, I worked as the CFO of San Diego Street Scene, which before Coachella was the largest music festival west of the Mississippi. The owner and I had similar eclectic tastes and he allowed me to book acts along with my main financial functions. I am now retired and look forward to having an outlet to explore and communicate my love of jazz.
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This page was last updated on 2024-03-30.
