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The George V Johnson Jr Show premiers on Blog Talk Radio Tues. June 30th - 5 pm to 7pm Featured Guest Dr. Larry H. Ridley "Bassist Extraordinaire" & Exec. Director of African Amerian Jazz Caucus

The George V Johnson Jr Show
Founder and Executive Director
Washington DC Jazz Network

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Length: 2 hrs 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Description:
Exploring America's Classical Music "Jazz". Interviews with emerging, established and iconic jazz musicians, singers, playwrights, visual artists, journalist, enthusias, spirits beyond and other professionals.

Call-in Number: (347) 637-3988

My first guest will be Dr. Larry Ridley, International Jazz Legend "Bassist Extraordinaire",

President & Executive Director of African American Jazz Caucus

Bassist Larry Ridley has one of the most impressive pedigrees in all of jazz. After coming up in his hometown of Indianapolis, playing with Freddie Hubbard and James Spaulding, Ridley relocated to New York, appearing on some of the 1960s most important records with Hubbard, Roy Haynes, Horace Silver, Hank Mobley, Lee Morgan, Jackie McLean and Dexter Gordon. During the 1970s he recorded his first album as leader, played as a sideman with James Moody and Duke Ellington, and was Thelonious Monk's regular bassist. A prominent member of the jazz education community, Ridley was the founding faculty member of the Rutgers University jazz program and served as Executive Director of the former IAJE's African-American Jazz Caucus. He is also jazz artist-in-residence at the Schomburg Institute for Research in Black Culture.
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Biography

www.aajc.us

OUR MISSION WORKING TOGETHER WORKS!

MISSION: The African American Jazz Caucus, Inc., is dedicated to protecting, preserving and perpetuating the rich cultural heritage of jazz, which is one of our indigenous musical art forms.

PRESERVING THE JAZZ LEGACY.

Jazz is an art form which has its origins, spiritual, heritage and cultural roots in Africa, African American communities and the African Diaspora. The African American Jazz Caucus, Inc. (AAJC), is proactively working to maintain the aesthetic integrity, heritage, legacy and historical facts germane to the music. We are engaged in creating programs and providing services to further jazz education. The Caucus invites and encourages proactive members to share their expertise in our networking with national and international communities.