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Sims Delaney-Potthoff
About Me
My Jazz Story
I love jazz because... I think it is real. On top of knowing how music and your instrument
work one absolutely must bring one's soul into the mix.
I was first exposed to jazz... my dad played piano and had Bennie Goodman records.
I met [musician name]... Jethro Burns and he turned me on to Django Reinhardt
The best show I ever attended was... Bireli Lagrene at the Old Town School of Folk Music in
Chicago - plus the annual Django Reinhardt Festival in Samios sur Seine - plus the Midwest
Gypsy Swing Fest in Madison WI US
The first jazz record I bought was... Djangologie
My advice to new listeners... feel the connective energy flow jazz musicians (hell all real
musicians) draw from and offer it to the listener thru the music
Or whatever else you have in mind. honesty, groove, flow