Pam Howell loves jazz more than she loves shoes and wine, combined - which is to say, a LOT. An administrative professional and aspiring author, she is not a musician (listeners can breathe a sigh of relief); rather, she discovered her passion for jazz by sneaking into her father's LP collection as a child. Pam is committed to jazz outreach and when she is not editing news content for LAjazz.com, she can typically be found in one of many local jazz clubs tapping her foot and furiously scribbling notes. Read her posts at: www.lajazz.com/blog14.cfm
"The other day I was talking about ways to stage mini life-makeovers, and it occurred to me that I could widen my musical horizons to make myself more multi-dimensional. Loving jazz as much as I do, however, makes it hard to jump back into my 80's hair metal roots feet-first."
As always, you are funny. Love your writing style!
Shalini Srivastava
03/19/09 7:53 AM
Nirvana + Jazz? I'm googling the Bad Plus right now! My question, though, is where do the young folks find out about acts like this? Part of my frustration as a fledgling jazz fan is unless you're already a part of the culture and scene, it's difficult to even find out what [good] stuff is out there...
Kesha
04/20/09 10:05 PM
All jazzmen are kicking against something, and it comes out when they blow.
– Frank Parr
Q: Why do people play guitar?
A: Because they can't move their fingers and read music at the same
time.
