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March 10, 2006 | Jethro's Birthday

Just in time to celebrate Jethro Burns' Birthday (born March 10, 1920, Knoxville, TN), some great reading about his protege, Chicago jazz master Don Stiernberg.

Read: Article

What great fortune for Don to early in his great career, forsake the bassoon for the mandolin! The world is a far better place for it. ("Cherokee" just wouldn't sound the same on a double reed...)

Catch Don with John Carlini in concert Saturday, March 11 at the Harper College Theater in Palatine. (Can you keep a secret? Go and you'll probably get a sneak peak of new material from their upcoming CD release!)

Concert Details

Posted by Ted at March 10, 2006 4:40 PM

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