Talk about a brain drain. First drummer Bernard Linnette leaves the sunny south for New York City, then local artists Jay Norem and Kemba Cofield start contemplating the move and now Mary Jo Strickland — who founded the Southeastern Organization for Jazz Arts with Phil Clore — has decided to venture up north.
It's nothing against Atlanta, Strickland said in an e-mail, and local jazz lovers shouldn't worry about SOJA going away. "Phil will certainly keep doing SOJA," Strickland wrote. "We've gotten more and more involvement from others this past year by doing the house concerts, and I'm hopeful that will continue."
For a brief history of the SOJA house concerts, read my interview with Mary Jo and Phil from earlier this year.
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how/where did you hear about this?
Mary Jo had posted about her decision on a local jazz listserv, so I e-mailed her to ask about it.
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