A Century Ago: John Hammond Hears Jazz
1923 was a crucial year in the life of young John Henry Hammond II (1910-1987). That was the year the precocious young lad went on a family trip to London and saw the all-black show From Dixie to Broadway featuring Sidney Bechet, and heard the white hot jazz combo The Georgians, a sub-group of The […]
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