Bill Russell and the New Orleans Jazz Revival - Ray Smith
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Bill Russell and the New Orleans Jazz Revival - Ray Smith
Ray Smith [+]
Musician and writer
Ray Smith is a jazz musician and writer. He studied with the British jazz pianist Ray Foxley in the mid-1950s and the American jazz pianist Don Ewell in the 1970s. He has recorded extensively as band-pianist and soloist.
Mike Pointon [+]
Musician and writer
Mike Pointon is a jazz musician, writer and broadcaster. He co-authored Goin' Home: The Uncompromising Life and Music of Ken Colyer with Ray Smith. He presented the acclaimed BBC Radio 3 series Bunk and Bill.
Description
Bill’s move to Chicago in 1950 and an account by John Steiner of his friendship and work with Mahalia Jackson, and the events that led to his decision to move to New Orleans in 1956.