Jazz and the Magic City

The city of Birmingham, Alabama has an unsung history of Jazz music. Top level music education produced many jazz musicians who were proficient players and readers. Many of the great Big Band Jazz outfits fronted by legends such as Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count Basie relied on this talent that came out of Birmingham. Burgin Mathews author of 'Doc: A Birmingham Jazzman' offers us some insight through his article 'Jazz and the Magic City: An Alabama Diaspora.'