Sunday night Swing Set host Linda Yohn spoke with President of the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation and Director of Jazz Studies at Wayne State University Chris Collins regarding “Angel of Jazz” Gretchen Valade and her legacy after her recent passing.
Thanks Linda for dedicating a song for Barbara Kramer. She was a long time friend and will be deeply missed.
Karol, Barbara was a special jazz friend to me too – we served on the SEMJA board together. She was generous to Vincent York’s Jazzistry where I also serve on the board. We loved to go to Kerrytown Concert House jazz shows.
There is a huge hole left in the fabric of the Ann Arbor Arts and human services community after Barbara’s passing. I hope that I will see you at the Ann Arbor City Club open house for Barbara on January 30th.