Passionate author, educator and music industry consultant. Mentor to many current and up-and-coming music industry professionals who are making a difference in the business today.
I’m fascinated with the past, present and future of the music industry and the creative and business persons who shape our musical culture and sound scapes.
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Awards
The Real Ambassadors Wins the Prestigious ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Book Award
Dom Flemons, a judge for the ASCAP Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Competition, says, “The Real Ambassadors: Dave and Iola Brubeck and Louis Armstrong Challenge Segregation is a story about family, collaboration, and jazz where it takes the reader under the surface of both Armstrong and Brubeck’s careers. Not only are the principal players in the book ambassadors of great music, it is realized that the strength of their music could be used to disrupt and eventually tear down the walls of segregation in their own country. A fantastic read!”
The Real Ambassadors Wins ARSC Certificate of Merit
The Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) has recognized The Real Ambassadors: Dave and Iola Brubeck and Louis Armstrong Challenge Segregation with a Certificate of Merit in the category of Best Historical Research in Recorded Jazz Music for 2023.
