Times of Israel - Global Jazz Studies Professor Eddie Meadows on Duo that Escaped the Nazis to Found Blue Note Records
READ: “I think they witnessed the music culture of African-Americans and saw an opportunity. Even though there was not a large market, Blue Note recorded them anyway,” Meadows said. “It’s very important for African-American culture.”
Jazz supporters help endow UCLA faculty chair honoring guitar great Kenny Burrell
The school received $1.2 million to establish the Kenny Burrell Chair in Jazz Studies. The new endowed chair will help attract a senior faculty member who will add teaching power to UCLA’s new global jazz studies major.