The University Record, February 4, 2002
Bassist tunes go back before Motown
Bassist Will Austin and
his band, the George Benson Quintet, played at The Bird of Paradise Jan.
29 as part of the MLK event ‘Jazz and Detroit: The City and its
African-American Music Heritage.’ The evening’s lecturers, Lars
Bjorn, U-M-Dearborn professor of sociology, and Jim Gallert, veteran jazz
broadcaster, had previously interviewed Austin for their book,
‘Before Motown: A History of Jazz in Detroit 1920-1960.’ The
event was sponsored by the Institute for Social Research. For related
story, click here. (Photo by Marcia
Ledford, U-M Photo Services)
