Ferrari, you must be a mind reader as I was thinking of posting a similar thread yesterday. She is simply phenomenal, and she and her show are a treasure that I think many audiophiles have enjoyed for years. (I started listening to her show in 6th grade...20 years later, I still tune in religiously.) Her show has been like a weekly master class in jazz history, and we should all be grateful.
Marian McPhartland - A National Treasure
Marian McPhartland is in my opinion a national treasure,and as she now approaches her 90th birthday I think she should be acknowledged as one of the driving forces in jazz of the past century. Her NPR radio program is the longest running on NPR ever. As a jazz pianist she has few peers indeed. Someone once said about her. That she had three strikes against her,before she even got to bat and that was she's white, she's British and she's a woman. But with that being said she has managed to carve out an enviable career approached by few.
Shall we honor her now?
Shall we honor her now?