Welcome to a series of live performances and interviews celebrating the renaissance of Jazz in Buffalo, N.Y. from 1975-1985. John Hunt, the music
director at WBFO has preserved this music as his legacy. Today these tapes have been given new life in the form of podcasts, produced at the
Media Study Department at the University at Buffalo.

Episode one features the music of Helen Humes, a Blues and Jazz singer
from Louisville. On a visit to Buffalo, Humes was invited to sing at the
Spider Web, a cabaret in town. Later she joined Count Basie’s touring
band. Also, an excerpt of an interview with Barney Josephson, credited
with reviving the careers of Jazz greats like Helen Humes in his New York
City Club, The Cookery. Approximately: 30 minutes.

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