BJA BOARD MEMBER JEAN FARNSWORTH: A LIFE-LONG JAZZ FAN
BJA board secretary Jean Farnsworth grew up playing piano in a music-loving family, receiving an AA degree at Community College of Baltimore County in classical piano performance before completing a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology at Towson University. However, her career path veered away from music. | Read more>>
BJA MEMBER LYNN WILLIS FINDS COMMUNITY IN MUSIC
Baltimore Jazz Alliance member Lynn Willis loves the energy and sense of community she feels at live music events. Like many music lovers, she can’t wait for the pandemic to end so she can again enjoy that experience on a regular basis. | Read more>>
Member Profile – Maurice St. Pierre
Music lover, scholar, father of drummer Mark St. Pierre
–By Bob Jacobson
“I play no instrument,” says Maurice St. Pierre, BJA member since 2013, yet music has clearly played a major role in his life. As a youth in British Guiana (which gained independence as Guyana in 1966), he saw a wide range of American artists – Johnny Mathis, Louis Armstrong, Chubby Checker, Cab Calloway, Marian Anderson – and calypsonians from the Caribbean, notably The Mighty Sparrow. | Read more>>
BJA member Sue Carlin – loyal fan and friend of local artists
Would you travel hours by train or bus for a musician friend’s gig? Sue Carlin would, in a heartbeat.
Prior to the pandemic, the Inner Harbor resident was a familiar face at local jazz venues, and often traveled to other cities—like Philadelphia or New York—to show her love for Baltimore-based performers. | Read more>>