Bird and Prez Live

Sunday August 29 will be (I believe) the 90th Birthday of one Charlie Parker, a musical trail brazer, who life and music has been recounted, celebrated and mythologized. The Jazz Blog, jazzwax.com has been running an interview with Phil Schaap who has been doing a show devoted to Parker’s music for over thirty years and well worth reading. http://tinyurl.com/schaaponbird5
Also this weekend WKCR in New York is broadcasting its annual Lester Young and Charlie Parker Birthday celebrations. All Lester Young Friday and all Charlie Parker on Saturday.  http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/wkcr/