RUFFIN: NOW, A JAZZ MOMENT

"Ever Since the World Ended” up and under

RUFFIN: MUSICIAN GREG BROWN ON NEA JAZZ MASTER MOSE ALLISON'S IRONIC WIT.

GREG BROWN: "EVER SINCE THE WORLD ENDED, I DON'T GO OUT AS MUCH.” THAT'S A PERFECT MOSE ALLISON LINE. IT'S LIKE THE WORLD IS ENDING, YOU KNOW, BUT WHAT DOES HE SAY? "I DON'T GO OUT AS MUCH. PEOPLE THAT I ONCE BEFRIENDED NO LONGER BOTHER TO STAY IN TOUCH,” AND IT GOES ON FROM THERE. SO THERE'S SADNESS AND HUMOR MIXED TOGETHER. THAT'S LIFE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE WAY I SEE LIFE, A BIG MIX OF ALL OF IT.

"Ever Since the World Ended” up and under …

RUFFIN: THIS JAZZ MOMENT ABOUT COMPOSER AND 2013 NEA JAZZ MASTER MOSE ALLISON WAS PRODUCED BY THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS.