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Tom Artin
Member Since: 2011 | Location: New York City | Page Views: 475 
About Me
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My Jazz Story
I first heard jazz at the age of 10 or 11, surfing the radio, and
stumbling on live broadcasts, many from Nick's, in Greenwich Village,
in Manhattan. I had no idea what sort of music I was hearing, but I
consulted with my 6th grade classmate John Harbison, who knew a great
deal about music, and he guessed that what I was describing was jazz.
He took me to a record shop where we could listen to records in a
booth, and he put on a 78 rpm record for me. Within 4 bars I knew
this was what I had been trying to describe to him. "That's jazz," he
told me. A few months later, John started a jazz band which included
me on trombone, and I've been playing jazz ever since.
My House Concert Story
Favorite Places to See Jazz
Theme Song
Playlist
This page was last updated on 2013-11-10.
