NOW, A JAZZ MOMENT…
MUSIC:
Hum Drum Blues (Sheila Jordan)
CD:
Portrait of Sheila
Blue Note Records 2005/1963
(“Life can be monotonous…”)
Sheila Jordan: I worked in an office from the time I left home, which was about almost 18. And I kept working in an office until I was 58 years old.
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NEA JAZZ MASTER SHEILA JORDAN HAS DEDICATED HER LIFE TO MUSIC. BUT FOR 40 YEARS, WHILE DEVELOPING HER CRAFT IN THIS UNPREDICTABLE BUSINESS, SHE KEPT A DAY JOB.
Sheila Jordan: I did that because I had a daughter to support and in the beginning I had myself to support. And I finally, I got the courage to stop and I said then I’ll dedicate myself to music. But all that time that I worked in an office, I always found a place to sing. By the time I got home and paid a babysitter, I didn’t make any money. But I didn’t do it for that. And I like young singers and young instrumentalists coming up to know that. You support the music until it can support you.
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THIS JAZZ MOMENT WITH VOCALIST SHEILA JORDAN WAS CREATED BY THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS.