Norman Granz

So I figured we had better correct that omission as soon as possible.

And in one-five-three, we're gonna start with the great jazz impresario Norman Granz's introduction of the Peterson Trio at a concert in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1960.

Peterson was on the same bill as Stan Getz's quartet and the Miles Davis quartet.

Amazing when you think of what a lineup.

What Barney Josephson did for the nightclub scene, another Jewish American did for the concert hall.

With $300 in borrowed money, Norman Grants launched his legendary Jazz at the Philharmonic concert series in 1944.

It kicked off at the home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, which soon evicted Grants and his jazz buddies.

so we took it on the road.

The formula was simple.

Get some of the biggest names in jazz to play in a live jam session style atmosphere, but instead of doing it in clubs, do it in America's concert halls.

And oh yeah, the venues would have to agree to have integrated audiences.

Grants wielded the allure of America's jazz superstars like a bargaining chip, and most venues surprisingly complied.