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"There's always somebody who paves the way for you" : A Conversation With Bertha Hope Booker
Pianist, composer, educator and advocate Bertha Hope-Booker, joins us to discuss her fascinating musical
journey -- including her recording career and her legacy and preservation work. With a career spanning over six decades, we take a deep dive into the early years that brought her
from Los Angeles to New York City, the keys to developing her own sound, the best advice she received from Philly Joe Jones and Johnny Griffin, and her thoughts on being an inspiration to women in jazz.
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Pianist, composer, educator and advocate Bertha Hope-Booker, joins us to discuss her fascinating musical
journey -- including her recording career and her legacy and preservation work. With a career spanning over six decades, we take a deep dive into the early years that brought her
from Los Angeles to New York City, the keys to developing her own sound, the best advice she received from Philly Joe Jones and Johnny Griffin, and her thoughts on being an inspiration to women in jazz.