Masthead January 2006

Jazz Now

Publisher and Editor-in-Chief

Haybert King Houston

Production Manager

Stella Cheung Houston

Associate Editor

Nina Hodgson

Managing Editor

Patricia A. Houston-Washington

Eastern United States Editor

Lucy Galliher

Blues Editor

Dorothy Hill

London Editor

Al Merritt

Scotland Editor

Ferdinand Maylin

Book Review Editor

Lawrence Brazier

Improvised Music Editor

Kenneth Egbert

Contributing Writers

Michael Handler, New Mexico

Mike Hennessey, Germany

Ayana Lowe & George Chieffet, New York

Judy and Loy Wiese, California

Travel Consultant

Eyes around the World Travel Agency
Ernestine Harper, Chicago, IL
Tel: 773.224.7078 · Fax: 773.224.8256

Jazz NowTM ISSN 1067-5213, The Jazz World Magazine. Copyright January 2006, Volume 15, Number 9, Jazz NowTM Magazine is created in the United States. Business address: Post Office Box 19266 Oakland, California 94619-0266, U.S.A. E-mail: jazznow@sbcglobal.net. The opinions expressed in this magazine are those of the writers and are not dictated by any editorial policy. All contents copyright January 2006, Volume 15, Number 9, Jazz NowTM Magazine. All rights reserved. The Jazz NowTM trademark was established November 1987 in Oakland, California. The periodical's name and logo and the various titles and headings herein are registered trademarks of Jazz Now. Back issues of the print magazine: $5.00. Publisher assumes no responsibility for return of unsolicited manuscripts, photos or artwork. Nothing may be reprinted in whole or in part without permission from the publisher. Contact address: Jazz NowTM Post Office Box 19266, Oakland, California 94619-0266. Jazz NowTM reserves the unrestricted right to edit and to comment editorially on all subject matter received or accepted for publishing. Jazz NowTM offices are located in the Jazz NowTM Building at 3733 California Street, Oakland, California 94619-1413.