Another jazz musician inspired by Conover on VOA.

Polish-born percussionist Les Blachut: "My parents knew I wanted to be a musician when I (being less than 1 year old) hit the keys of a piano and they couldn't get me off of it. I knew I wanted to be a jazz musician when I heard jazz on Willis Conover's The Voice of America short wave radio broadcast. The first thing I heard was Charlie Parker's unreleased take of 'Parker's Mood,' and that is still one of my most favorite recordings."
All About Jazz, 12 October 2009. Posted: 12 Oct 2009 Permalink Print