The Paulitics of Becoming a Jazz Master

The Paul Wharton Show

In this episode, Paul is all jazzed up about a phenomenal night that he spent at The Kennedy Center with this year’s NEA Jazz Masters. He’s joined in studio by Jillian Upshaw, a young woman that recently won the Capital Stars Talent Competition and is taking steps to pursue a career as a jazz drummer! Paul share memories from his early days in NYC and meeting Stanley Crouch, a 2019 NEA Jazz Master Honoree. Personal insights are shared from Stanley and South African composer Abdullah Ibrahim. It’s a jazzy kind of episode that you wont want to miss!