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Side Man

Series: L.A. Theatre Works
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Length: 01:57:57

Life in the trenches of the jazz world. Read the full description.

Side_man_cover_small In Warren Leight’s Tony-award-winning play, we meet Gene Glimmer, a brilliant trumpet player whose devotion to his art is upset by the arrival of an unexpected collaborator.

Starring Frank Wood (who reprises his Tony-winning performance as Gene), Christine Lahti, and Garret Dillahunt. Directed by Stephen Sachs.

The broadcast includes a piece on the life of a side man with musician Roger Ingram, and a look at the underground history of jazz with Grammy-winning historian Phil Schaap.

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Piece Description

In Warren Leight’s Tony-award-winning play, we meet Gene Glimmer, a brilliant trumpet player whose devotion to his art is upset by the arrival of an unexpected collaborator.

Starring Frank Wood (who reprises his Tony-winning performance as Gene), Christine Lahti, and Garret Dillahunt. Directed by Stephen Sachs.

The broadcast includes a piece on the life of a side man with musician Roger Ingram, and a look at the underground history of jazz with Grammy-winning historian Phil Schaap.

Timing and Cues

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