Today's Guest: Joe Henderson, legendary jazz saxophonist By Bob Andelman (Originally published October 21, 1986) A man and a saxophone, A love story with an O. Henry ending. Once there was a jazz musician. From the time he was born ln Lima, Ohio, 49 years ago, a saxophone never has been far from Joe Henderson’s... Continue Reading →
Sarah Vaughan: I try to please the people! 1984 INTERVIEW
By Bob Andelman October 19, 1984 Sarah Vaughan sang at a lot of church and school functions before that fateful day in 1942 in Harlem at the Apollo Theater’s amateur hour. “That’s when I first got discovered. Billy Eckstine discovered me, and within two weeks I was singing with Earl Hines.” It all sounded... Continue Reading →
1237 Superbosses will make you yearn for a better boss! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Sydney Finkelstein, author, Superbosses, Why Smart Executives Fail, Steven Roth Professor of Management at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, director, Tuck’s Center for Leadership Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Sydney Finkelstein by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full... Continue Reading →
1046 Photographer Herb Snitzer bagged Miles, Basie, Bette, more! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Herb Snitzer, photographer Watch the exclusive Mr. Media® interview with legendary magazine photographer Herb Snitzer by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of cool chicks and hep cats searching for the right jazzy groove… in the NEW new media capital of the... Continue Reading →
Kind of Blue: Miles Davis and the art of the musical masterpiece! PODCAST INTERVIEW
One of the best magazine assignments I ever got was in the early 1980s and an editor challenged me to hang out in the Pinellas County, Florida, Medical Examiner’s Office for a week. I was just out of college and this was well beyond the scope of anything I ever previously attempted. The editor... Continue Reading →