On April 16, 2021, 22 of the advocates, activists and altruists from across the U.S. who the Jazz Journalists Association hailed as Jazz Heroes joined a Zoom town hall produced by Bret “JazzVideoGuy” Primack. Here is what 2021 Jazz Hero Gerald D. Dunn from Kansas City, Missouri, had to say.
Gerald D. Dunn, known as the Jazz Disciple, has spent his life devoted to music and the advancement of culture through the art – including actively sustaining connections to the Kansas City jazz community’s artists even when the state lights are not shining. An Accomplished musician, Gerald has recorded on several albums playing sax and other woodwinds. In addition, he has served as the Director of the Entertainment of Kansas City’s American Jazz Museum and General Manager of the Blue Room, for over 20 years. The Blue Room was voted by DownBeat one of the Top 100 jazz listening rooms on the planet since 2002.
