Ocupation: Trumpeter
Life: b. October 18, 1961
Birthday: October 18
Benny Goodman's band was integrated before baseball. Even before it was physically integrated, music was integrated. Everyone listened to Armstrong and Ellington. The 20s was called the Jazz Age. It's part of being American.
source: Interview with Vickie Karp, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 18, 2009.
topic: Baseball, Age, Band, Jazz Age