Michael Steinman

Michael Steinman has been published in many jazz periodicals, has written the liner notes for dozens of CDs, and was the New York correspondent for The Mississippi Rag. Since 1982, Michael has been Professor of English at Nassau Community College in Garden City, New York. This story was originally published on Michael’s excellent blog Jazz Lives (jazzlives.wordpress.com) on January 10, 2017. Write to Michael at swingyoucats@gmail.com. May your happiness increase!