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Medea Isphording Bern
Bay Area writer and jazz aficionado Medea Isphording Bern has uncovered stories and images that begin to unveil the multifaceted history of the San Francisco jazz scene. Through in...view moreBay Area writer and jazz aficionado Medea Isphording Bern has uncovered stories and images that begin to unveil the multifaceted history of the San Francisco jazz scene. Through interviews with the individual performers, club owners, and photographers who created and chronicled this history and from sources such as the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound and the San Francisco Traditional Jazz Foundation, she presents a captivating glimpse of this slice of San Francisco's past and present. The images that accompany the text permit the reader to feel the music, to meet the visionaries, and to appreciate the talent of the many people who contributed to this part of San Francisco's quilt.view less