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Robert J. Carmack
Robert is currently an independent writer for various media outlets,including his own jazz blog
About Me
HipsterSanctuary.com - 2007-present- executive editor/publisher SFBAAAM-Black Musicians Forum- 2007- 2009 - VP jazz operations Independent Producer/Publicist- 1996-present Playwright:Footprints to Heaven- 1997/1998 - writer/actor/producer Wounded Feathers:A Jazz Tragedy-2006-actor/producer/director Productions: Celebrate a Legend: The Blues is alright!-3/2003-San Francisco Jazz in July-San Francisco-7/2003 Atlanta International Jazz Society- Founder/President 1998-2002 Musician- saxophone,flute,percussion - 1964-1997 Educ:BA-Theater Arts/Cal State Univ. Dominguez Hills-1973
My Jazz Story
I was first exposed to jazz on the late 1950s as a kid watching the
Steve Allen show , he would play with famous musicians, I liked the
sound, I did not know the name of it. one day I watching the Donie
Gillis show and Maynard who was a beatnik said he was do anything to
sit in with Thelonius Monk on Bongos.. years later as I was just
staring out in music as a saxophone player I heard a record by a
friend's big brother, who said "this is Monk's, well you needn't." I
made the earlier connection from my childhood, now a teenager player
in a band I was Hip and cool with my Tam and sunglasses & all the
young girls loved it because, I was different than the other guys.I
went on to play professionally for 25+ years, then due to medical
issues I became a writer of jazz history and avid fan of great players
as a hobby, in which I still totally enjoy today almost 64 years
old..May 2014
