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Jazz Unlimited for March 11, 2018 is “Music I Grew Up With.” I began following jazz in the late 1950’s and during this time started my collection, which…

Jazz Unlimited for December 6, 2015 will be “The Compositions of Irving Berlin.” Composer Irving Berlin was part of a group of Eastern European Jews whose…

Jazz Unlimited for Sunday, January 18 will be “Gershwin-Part 3: Porgy and Bess.” “Porgy and Bess” really resonated with jazz musicians. Forty versions of…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 17, 2012 - For Ellis Hall, visiting St. Louis, performing with the St. Louis Symphony and…