In the post-war jazz universe, two men of the cloth stand out. The first was Father Norman O'Connor, who was known as the "Jazz Priest." Boston University's Catholic chaplain in 1951, O'Connor was a board member of the first Newport Jazz Festival in 1954 and appeared in his priest collar when serving as master of ceremonies at festival concerts. He's he…
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