Having contact with the work of these organisations, and seeing this talent, I felt drawn and inspired to document it. I envisioned an archive of images, audio recordings and videos of future talent in the early stages of its development.
I feel the younger talent is sometimes overlooked, underestimated by most of the Jazz influencers. But young people have always started revolutions. Taking advantage of my experience as a talent developer/artist manager, and having free access with a global reach through social media, I started by creating a #JazzNewBlood Twitter account to give a ‘shout out’ to young players that I felt everybody should know about. My skill behind the camera helps me create appealing visuals to support my promotional efforts. After all image is everything these days…
![Remembering the Inimitable Lilian Terry [1930-2023]](https://jazzdagama.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Lilian-Terry-conducting-one-of-her-iconic-interviews-of-an-American-Jazz-musician-for-her-book-238x178.jpg "Remembering the Inimitable Lilian Terry [1930-2023]")
