Norman Vickers Blog
Introducing The Jazzdoc: Norman Vickers is considers himself a serious amateur musician with proficiency on piano, chromatic harmonica and flute. He is one of the founders of the Jazz Society of Pensacola and the Pensacola JazzFest--1983. He served as President of the American Federation of Jazz Societies and edited their newsletter for nine years.
He is a retired physician. He served as Volunteer Executive Director of the Jazz Society of Pensacola for 20 years, stepping down from that position in 2006. He writes occasional book reviews and CD reviews, published elsewhere and sometimes on this website. He manages two e-mail lists, one related to jazz and the other related to H. L. Mencken, American newspaperman/ author/editor/iconoclast whose influence in American letters was most prominent in the 1920s and 1930s. "Jazzdoc" is an obscure reference to a Joe "King" Oliver 1926 tune, "Doctor Jazz." Contact The Jazzdoc at nvickers1@cox.net
He is a retired physician. He served as Volunteer Executive Director of the Jazz Society of Pensacola for 20 years, stepping down from that position in 2006. He writes occasional book reviews and CD reviews, published elsewhere and sometimes on this website. He manages two e-mail lists, one related to jazz and the other related to H. L. Mencken, American newspaperman/ author/editor/iconoclast whose influence in American letters was most prominent in the 1920s and 1930s. "Jazzdoc" is an obscure reference to a Joe "King" Oliver 1926 tune, "Doctor Jazz." Contact The Jazzdoc at nvickers1@cox.net
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