Host Susan Brink speaks with author Rick Lopez, who has just self published "The Sam Rivers Sessionography: A Work In Progress".  With 768 pages and over 500 illustrations, this comprehensive and meticulously researched sessionography/biography was 25 years in the making.

To purchase the book: https://www.gofundme.com/f/sam-rivers-sessionography

Sam River's obituary, written by Nate Chinen, in the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/28/arts/music/sam-rivers-jazz-musician-dies-at-88.html

Arts for Art is hosting Studio Rivbea Revisited 2023, January 4 - 8, 2023 in New York City.  This will be both live and streamed.  For information/tickets : https://www.artsforart.org/rivbea.html

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