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| Listen To The Jazz Backstory Podcast The podcast series, Jazz Backstory, is based on the holdings of the Fillius Jazz Archive located at Hamilton College, in Clinton, New York. Established in 1995, and dedicated in 2013 in honor of Milton F. Fillius, Jr. '44 and Nelma "Nikki" Nenneau Fillius, the Fillius Jazz Archive holds a collection of over 440 videotaped interviews with jazz musicians, arrangers, writers and producers. The wide-ranging collection includes interviews with sidemen, soloists and band leaders who have performed from the 1920s through the present. Listen here: hamilton.edu/jazzbackstory or from your favorite podcast provider Jazz Backstory podcast episodes will feature audio interview excerpts focused on topics inherent to the creative life. Artists, both famous and unsung, relate these tales in their own jazz inflected vocabulary. Original music and commentary from the host help set the tone, both educational and swinging. Monk Rowe, creator of the podcast series, is the director of the Fillius Jazz Archive. He has presented programs at conferences for the Jazz Education Network, the Music Library Association, and the International Society of Music Educators. Monk co-authored with Romy Britell the book Jazz Tales From Jazz Legends and created the edX online course, "Jazz: The Music, The Stories, The Players" in collaboration with the Library and Instructional Technology Services at Hamilton College. He is an active performer on saxophone and piano and has composed numerous works for both jazz and classical ensembles. write your comments about the article :: © 2022 Jazz News :: home page |