Late this past spring, I read On the Shoulders of Giants, a book by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about the Harlem Renaissance, its music, and the effect of both on Kareem's development as a person. I already knew about his lifelong love of jazz and his wide-ranging education and passions, and he seemed like the perfect guest for The Jazz Session... if I could book him. Little did I know that the process of not booking him would stretch out from the end of one NBA season to the beginning of the next, leaving me with a bad taste in my mouth and one basketball legend short of a show.
Read more about how AAJ contributor and The Jazz Session host Jason Crane almost booked Kareem on his show.
Read more about how AAJ contributor and The Jazz Session host Jason Crane almost booked Kareem on his show.
