Thank goodness for Europe. Without its jazz-curious state-sponsored TV broadcasts and independent documentarians, we’d have almost no footage of several major expatriate artists who lived there. [Photo of Bud Powell in Parisin 1960 by Ole John]
One example is pianist Bud Powell, who had relocated to Paris in 1959 and toured Europe to earn money. Powell i…
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