The Poet Laureate of Jazz, Jon Hendricks (Part 4)

Join us as we sit with Jon Hendricks, the master vocalese artist of Jazz, and the music's “Poet Laureate.“ In Part 4, we get a quick history on how important Charlie Parker was to African Americans, both musicians and non-musicians. We also get a magnificent insight on how BeBop affected Hendricks and his approach when transcribing jazz music. Jon Hendricks - Artist Michael Mwenso - Interviewer Eric Suquet - Director Bill Thomas - Director of Photography Aaron Chandler - Sound Engineer Richard Emery - Pr