Monthly Archives: June 2013
John Betsch remembers Jim Pepper
“We met the summer of 1966 at a jam session in NYC with Chris Hills and a couple of others whose names escape me, and I was stunned by his sound and spirit. He was complaining about his chops and … Continue reading
Winona LaDuke Remembers Jim Pepper
Winona LaDuke and Sean Aaron Cruz had an impromptu conversation about Jim Pepper in the KBOO 90.7 FM studios in May, 2010: Winona remembers Jim Pepper as “one of the great indigenous musicians of all time.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-Soll5Su18
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Remembering Jim Pepper, Oscar Pettiford, Floyd Red Crow Westerman…a note from David Amram
A Note from David Amram David Amram on the right From 1956-1959 when I was a member of the great bassist Oscar Pettiford’s big band, we would often go to his house after playing at Birdland and he would show … Continue reading
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