Kool Jazz Festival, Orlando, 1982

[Teasing the Korean]

Did anyone here go to this?  I was there.  I remember Ray Charles and Diz, that's about it.

[Milestones]

I went to a Kool Jazz Festival in Cleveland in 1984--actually my first show ever.  Here is who I saw: Miles Davis, Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Art Blakey, Dizzy, the Marsalis Brothers, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams.  That Festival really rounded up some legends--and all for one rather low price.

Edited June 18, 2023 by Milestones

[Teasing the Korean]

1 hour ago, Milestones said:

I went to a Kool Jazz Festival in Cleveland in 1984--actually my first show ever.  Here is who I saw: Miles Davis, Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Art Blakey, Dizzy, the Marsalis Brothers, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams.  That Festival really rounded up some legends--and all for one rather low price.

That was my recollection, a lot of top names all at a good price.  

[Hardbopjazz]

On 6/18/2023 at 9:39 AM, Milestones said:

I went to a Kool Jazz Festival in Cleveland in 1984--actually my first show ever.  Here is who I saw: Miles Davis, Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Art Blakey, Dizzy, the Marsalis Brothers, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams.  That Festival really rounded up some legends--and all for one rather low price.

You’d think they would have at least one big name musician, but that was a 10 course meal.  

[Teasing the Korean]

1 hour ago, Hardbopjazz said:

You’d think they would have at least one big name musician, but that was a 10 course meal.  

It's amazing how, as we get older, our sense of time changes.  In 1982, jazz to me seemed like it had been around forever, yet all these big names were still alive and playing.  I guess it made sense to get so many of the big names on one festival.  Now, it's 40 years later, and I can't believe how recent jazz is.