Originally Livestreamed on September 29th, 2024
(LINK) https://youtu.be/fAM6-NYr6v8

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ORIGINAL YOUTUBE DESCRIPTIONS: This show is part II on African American Culture, featuring an interview with the Great John Handy known as a great alto saxophonist who also sings, plays tenor and baritone saxophone, saxello, clarinet and oboe. This interview will examine the history and creativity of jazz, including John Handy’s eleven performances at the Monterey Jazz festival, his deep understanding of Jazz, his relationship with John Coltrane, and his work with , Dizzy Gillespie and many other Jazz greats. Jazz occupies the peak of the African American Art Form and therefore it is a mirror into the creativity of Black people.

FIRST THOUGHT OF THE EPISODE IDEA: I am a millennial (born in the early 80s) raised by one Silence Generation parent (born in 1939) and one Boomer Generation parent (born in 1955); Jazz music, alongside Big Band Music, Bluegrass Music, Reggae, true R&B, Blues, contemporary R&B, Soul, true Rock ‘n Roll music, white Rock ‘n roll music, pop music and techno music, alongside some types of music I’m not sure which genre to place them in; was played in the home I grew up in. I wasn’t a fan of Jazz, though I did like it. I found it to be, “to old”, for me. It didn’t move me like Earth, Wind & Fire did, or make me feel something like Whitney did, nor did it fire my blood up like Public Enemy did. I didn’t truly appreciate it as an art form till I reached my thirties. It would take a few more years for me to understand why so many white schools, even the small country school I attended as a child, had well funded Jazz clubs – it was the gateway to all things music.

I suppose this truth is the motivating factor behind this interview. Though, to the listener who sits patiently through the great stories, this may seem small in comparison to what is gained. Mr. Handy, Baba John Handy, has lived a life of brilliant manhood; his artistry is his legacy, or might I say a significant part of his legacy. A beautiful lesson that is touched on in the interview but not stayed on long, is that music made by a man can be beautiful; but music made by a man with conviction and morals, will stand the test by time.

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