Clik here to view.
Pepper Adams Interviews
© Gary Carner. Copyright Protected. All rights reserved.This month hasn't gone as expected. I developed a case of eye strain from my previous months of writing and editing on my computer. Because of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Pepper Adams Archive
© Gary Carner. Copyright Protected. All rights reserved.I'm pleased to tell you that I've decided to donate all of my Pepper Adams materials to William Paterson University. How can I not make these...
View ArticleBird and Herbie
© Gary Carner. Copyright Protected. All rights reserved.I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and that you are anticipating a great Christmas season and new year. In the last few weeks...
View ArticlePepper Adams Biography News
© Gary Carner. Copyright Protected. All rights reserved.A belated happy New Year to everybody! My apologies to those who have been awaiting a post from me. Yes, I've been away from the blog for some...
View ArticleMore Pepper Biography News
It's been a dense month of listening to the many interviews that I conducted with a bunch of Detroiters, such as Hugh Lawson, Bess Bonnier, Phil Levine, Curtis Fuller and others. I still have a number...
View ArticleBob Cornfoot Remembers Pepper Adams
In the last month I've worked my way through two lengthy and significant interviews that I conducted in 1988. The first one is with Pepper's college roommate, Bob Cornfoot. The others is with the...
View ArticleReflectory
© Gary Carner. Copyright Protected. All rights reserved.I'm just back from a vacation in Canada. Sorry for the delay in uploading this post. On my way home I visited with trumpeter Denny Christianson,...
View ArticleDetroit Jazz
© Gary Carner. Copyright Protected. All rights reserved.First, a happy July 4th holiday to all. Over the last few weeks I’ve been busy making significant refinements to Chapter 1 of my Pepper Adams...
View ArticleJuly's Pepper Activities
© Gary Carner. Copyright Protected. All rights reserved.I'm very proud to report that just last night I put the finishing touches on Part I of my Pepper Adams biography. Called "Ascent," it loosely...
View ArticleReturn of the Pepper Bio
© Gary Carner. Copyright Protected. All rights reserved.I've begun writing Part II of Pepper Adams' biography (1930-1986). In the last two weeks I've written about forty pages, starting with Pepper's...
View ArticlePepper Adams Doings
© Gary Carner. Copyright Protected. All rights reserved.I'm very pleased with the way Chapter 4, "Now in Our Lives," is moving along. I'm at 65 pages and currently listening to all of Pepper's music,...
View ArticlePepper Adams Biography Release Date
© Gary Carner. Copyright Protected. All rights reserved.The exciting news this month is that I’ve decided to release the first three chapters of my Adams biography as e-books. Once John Vana and I came...
View ArticleThank You, Pepper
Edit with the Docs appMake tweaks, leave comments, and share with others to edit at the same time.NO THANKSGET THE APPDec 2018 blog© Gary Carner. Copyright Protected. All rights reserved.I hope all the...
View ArticleBiography Update
© Gary Carner. Copyright Protected. All rights reserved.I hope that everyone had a great Christmas and New Year’s. Hopefully, no one caught the flu or a headcold. My apologies for the delay in posting...
View ArticleChapter Five of the Bio
© Gary Carner. Copyright Protected. All rights reserved.My apologies for missing the February post. My work schedule has shifted since December. I now work all day Friday through Sunday. I’m just too...
View ArticleChapter Five is Done
© Gary Carner. Copyright Protected. All rights reserved.Happy April Fools Day. I’m not the recipient of any pranks today, fortunately,but I can say in all honesty that Chapter Five of my Pepper Adams...
View ArticleRomping through the Midwest
© Gary Carner. Copyright Protected. All rights reserved.READ BELOW!I left for my tour of the Midwest on April 8 and returned on the 23rd. I needed a full week to catch my breath upon my return. After...
View ArticleBiography Update
© Gary Carner. Copyright Protected. All rights reserved.READ BELOW!It’s been a busy month. Updating the entire Pepper Adams Interviews section of pepperadams.com took a ton of time, mostly because I...
View ArticleLost Pepper Adams?
© Gary Carner. Copyright Protected. All rights reserved.READ BELOW!My June was dominated by proof-reading the first half of my Pepper Adams biography for publication. It’s now leaner and in much better...
View ArticleMissing Pepper Adams Recordings
SEE BELOWMuch as I did last month, this post is a way of promulgating missing Pepper Adams recordings.It’s my hope that by making these better known, their chance of discovery is increased. If you know...
View Article
