JAZZ EXPOSÉ: The New York Jazz Museum and the Power Struggle That Destroyed It.
What They Say - Media and Readers' Comments
August 18, 2005 (Press Release) --
JAZZ EXPOSÉ: The New York Jazz Museum and the Power Struggle That Destroyed It
What They Say
I have been unable to put the book down, as I find the Museum's story very fascinating!
Robert J. Robbins (9/25/04 )
USA Secretary, Big Bands International
"JAZZ EXPOSE - the New York Jazz Museum and the Power Struggle That Destroyed It is a book conspiracy theorists are going to love.
http://www.jazzsite.co.uk
"Most people don't know that between 1972 and 1977 the most significant institution commemorating the history of jazz was the New York Jazz Museum. In fact, most people probably don't even know that it existed. And yet the story of the rise and fall of this museum is a great one….
Fischer has not only resurrected an important New York landmark on paper, but has written a book full of interesting trivia, personal histories and glimpses of jazz greats and their legacies."
(Reprinted with permission of International Musician/American
Federation of Musicians, October 2004)
I was sincerely amazed that shortly after the mailing package had fallen from your book, I was nearing page 40….
Davies Burton
...one could easily argue that this volume deserves a place on the bookshelf of every true jazz fan, even if only for completion's sake.
Blogcritics.org
Book Review: Jazz Expose - Posted by Scott Pepper
Cadence Magazine April 2005
BOOK LOOK
Nashvillecitypaper.com
Riffs By Ron Wynn
June 24, 2005
Howard E. Fischer's Jazz Exposé: The Jazz Museum and the Power Struggle That Destroyed It (Sundog, LTD.) tells a sad and disgraceful story about what happened to a noble cause, his initially successful attempt to create a museum in New York celebrating the accomplishments of jazz music and heralding the importance of the music. Fischer was the key figure in the creation of the New York Jazz Museum in 1972, an establishment that lasted until 1977, yet has somehow been essentially stricken from the history books. This account outlines a lengthy, often sad litany of how a longtime dream turned into an nightmare and how Fischer eventually found himself entangled in legal battles and dismissed from the very institution that he'd helped build. It's frankly amazing that so little has been told about this story and the facts that at one time the museum had a 25,000 item archive, was recognized by the White House and even attracted the attention of such celebrities as Bill Cosby and the late Artie Shaw. Fischer's account is extremely detailed, even including a record of various arbitration and legal proceedings that went on for nearly a decade, and his remarks, comments and admissions seem devoid of animus or exaggeration. Why this hasn't gotten more currency or exposure within the jazz world is a mystery, because the story presented in Jazz Exposé clearly merits more recognition and evaluation.
http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/index.cfmsection_id=12&screen=news&news_id=42404
Information: 212-579-0689
http://www.NYJazzMuseum.com
What They Say
I have been unable to put the book down, as I find the Museum's story very fascinating!
Robert J. Robbins (9/25/04 )
USA Secretary, Big Bands International
"JAZZ EXPOSE - the New York Jazz Museum and the Power Struggle That Destroyed It is a book conspiracy theorists are going to love.
http://www.jazzsite.co.uk
"Most people don't know that between 1972 and 1977 the most significant institution commemorating the history of jazz was the New York Jazz Museum. In fact, most people probably don't even know that it existed. And yet the story of the rise and fall of this museum is a great one….
Fischer has not only resurrected an important New York landmark on paper, but has written a book full of interesting trivia, personal histories and glimpses of jazz greats and their legacies."
(Reprinted with permission of International Musician/American
Federation of Musicians, October 2004)
I was sincerely amazed that shortly after the mailing package had fallen from your book, I was nearing page 40….
Davies Burton
...one could easily argue that this volume deserves a place on the bookshelf of every true jazz fan, even if only for completion's sake.
Blogcritics.org
Book Review: Jazz Expose - Posted by Scott Pepper
Cadence Magazine April 2005
BOOK LOOK
Nashvillecitypaper.com
Riffs By Ron Wynn
June 24, 2005
Howard E. Fischer's Jazz Exposé: The Jazz Museum and the Power Struggle That Destroyed It (Sundog, LTD.) tells a sad and disgraceful story about what happened to a noble cause, his initially successful attempt to create a museum in New York celebrating the accomplishments of jazz music and heralding the importance of the music. Fischer was the key figure in the creation of the New York Jazz Museum in 1972, an establishment that lasted until 1977, yet has somehow been essentially stricken from the history books. This account outlines a lengthy, often sad litany of how a longtime dream turned into an nightmare and how Fischer eventually found himself entangled in legal battles and dismissed from the very institution that he'd helped build. It's frankly amazing that so little has been told about this story and the facts that at one time the museum had a 25,000 item archive, was recognized by the White House and even attracted the attention of such celebrities as Bill Cosby and the late Artie Shaw. Fischer's account is extremely detailed, even including a record of various arbitration and legal proceedings that went on for nearly a decade, and his remarks, comments and admissions seem devoid of animus or exaggeration. Why this hasn't gotten more currency or exposure within the jazz world is a mystery, because the story presented in Jazz Exposé clearly merits more recognition and evaluation.
http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/index.cfmsection_id=12&screen=news&news_id=42404
Information: 212-579-0689
http://www.NYJazzMuseum.com
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