I got off to a great start with my new column in the Post and Courier's Preview entertainment magazine on Thursday.
There was a nice, photographic key from page 1A to it in the section. Editor Marcus Amaker laid it out nicely, complete with a cool picture and, with all due modesty, a minimum of changes from what I originally wrote.
He's been completely supportive from the beginning of the idea and through the run up to publication.
He believes; and nothing that happened Thursday has changed that. We exchanged e-mails Thursday afternoon and he's ready to continue.
So am I.
The initial response has been strong and positive. I got great complements, and that's cool, but among the ones I like the most are those who see it as "our" space, the local jazz community, that is.
After all, we are a family. We're not clannish (although we and others everywhere are accused of being such); it's just that we're a minority and we tend to band together for support. We also enjoy sharing our love of the music with others and this column is a helluva way to do that.
We can even show off.
Jazz is America's gift to world culture. It's multi-faceted and sparkles with beauty and invention. That's a big part of what attracts us fans. So, when there's an outlet for turning others on to it, we bask in it.
Here's to a good, long run of furthering the good news.
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