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Arts journalist, opinion columnist and jazz guitarist whose first novel, High C at the Sunset Terrace, has just been published.
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I have been a devotee of music generally since about age three. My main orientation for the past several decades has been the strain of American music that brought us jazz, jump blues, doo-wop, and soul music. Oh, that we could get some genuine groove back in our cultural life!
I am also a keen follower of events on the world stage, and feel strongly that freedom is the essential condition for human fulfillment.
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Birth Place
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Columbus, IN
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Accomplishments
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Host - Stirring Something Up (a dining-and-cooking talk show on Saturday mornings on WCSI-AM radio)
Columnist - The (Columbus, IN) Republic
Adjunct Lecturer in blues history and jazz history - Indiana University
Former (1989 - 1991) President - Indiana Council on World Affairs
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Additional Information
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My novel, High C at the Sunset Terrace, was published by Author House in December 2006. It's set in Indianapolis in 1948, in the jazz clubs along Indiana Avenue. My main characters are fictional, but I bring in such historical figures from that scene as J.J. Johnson, Wes Montgomery an Jimmy Coe. It was a magic world of neon lights, barber-shop gossip, shady club owners and booking agents, the aroma of barbecue, and strong community bonds, church choirs, loyal mentors and widom-infused humor. Some of the greatest giants of 20th-century music came out of that milieu.
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Barney Quick, Musician, Arts Journalist, Opinion Columnist, Educator
Audio clips, photos, calendar for upcoming gigs and book signings, links to some writing clips
High C at the Sunset Terrace
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