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Victor L. Schermer
Since: 2000 | Position: Contributor | Reviews Albums | Location: Philadelphia | Page Views: 146,497 
About Me
Former trombonist who now works as a psychologist.
I'm a former trombonist who now works as a psychologist scholar, and free-lance journalist and author. During my high school and college years in the '50's and '60's, I was a musician and jazz fan in New York City, studied trombone with Alan Raph and went to many jazz events at clubs and jazz festivals. I then decided to become a psychologist and attended the University of Pennsylvania. This explains my migration to Philadelphia, where I have practiced psychology in recent years. In the '90's my "jazz fever" returned, and, through my friend, jazz pianist Tom Lawton, I met many of the jazz musicians in the Philadelphia area. I especially recall conversations with the great bassist, the late Al Stouffer, which stirred my interest in the lives and fortunes of the musicians themselves. Meanwhile, I listened intensely to jazz on CD, mostly the icons, like Trane and Miles. When I started looking on the web, I reviewed one of the great J.J. Johnson's recent CD's on his own website, run by trombonist Matt Calvert. J.J. appreciated it very much, and was pleased to be interviewed by me. I then made contact with Mike Ricci of All About Jazz, and began to interview local and international musicians. This led to my joyful association with All About Jazz and my exchanges with wonderful musicians like Dave Liebman, Uri Caine, Pat Martino. and many others. I am broadly interested in furthering jazz, music, and the arts in Philadelphia. I hope to continue my work with All About Jazz well into the future.
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All About Jazz is an incredible phenomenon! On one level it is a huge data base of jazz, fostering the development of the music and musicians. On another level, it is a worldwide community of people brought together with a common love for jazz. Mike, it's been a pleasure for me to interact with you and some other wonderful people over the years, and to try to put into words my experience of the music and musicians. Thank you for these precious gifts.This page was last updated on 2026-04-07.
