Never miss a beat: readers share their jazz memories

For International Jazz Day readers share their stories about what impact jazz music has had on their lives“I was a military brat, having moved 18 times before my 21st birthday. But during one of our longer stays in Washington DC, my parents took my younger sister and I to see Dorothy Donegan at the Blues Alley in Georgetown. She led a trio and the venue wasn’t large. It was my first time in a night club, and I felt very grown up for an eleven-year-old. We got to meet Dorothy briefly