71. Experiencing the way Newhart and Hirsch play off each other is like seeing two great jazz musicians jam. 72. For guitarist Mark Whitfield, the life of a touring jazz musician today is luxurious compared to the way it used to be. 73. For instance, Prescott jazz musician Milt Cannon is working to document the Indian influence on jazz. 74. Finding a big-name jazz musician in New York in the hot months of July and August is almost as rare as finding a native New Yorker on Fifth Avenue. 75. Five years ago, Rob Mazurek, a Chicago cornetist, was proud to call himself a jazz musician. 76. From Art Tatum to Sonny Rollins, jazz musicians have taken American popular songs into the laboratory of improvisation, proving their staying power as standards. 77. From Duke Ellington, and John Coltrane to Henry Threadgill and John Zorn, jazz musicians have long flirted with Eastern influences. 78. Halle Berry plays Shelby Coles, who has returned to the Oval for her wedding to a white jazz musician. 79. He also helped jazz musicians who had legal problems. 80. He is more forcefully rhythmic than most jazz singers and, indeed, many jazz musicians. |