The Grand Lady of Jazz

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Many of New York's legendary jazz clubs have gone silent, but the Village Vanguard is still swinging on Seventh Avenue South. Owner and manager Lorraine Gordon, whose husband Max founded the club in 1935, stops by to talk about her memoir, "Alive at the Village Vanguard: My Life in and Out of Jazz Time." She shares recollections about the jazz greats who have filled her life. Also: Devilishly charming conductor Nicholas McGegan is marking his 20th year as music director of San Francisco's Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra with an upcoming recording of Beethoven's 9th Symphony released exclusively over the Internet. He gives us a sneak peak today. Finally: Why Blue Note records is releasing its artists' music as MP3 files.

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