Jazz Journalist Zan Stewart Retiring After 35 Years

Posted by D.A. Gutierrez in History, News

July 12th, 2010   No Comments »

Zan Stewart and Herbie Hancock at the 1981 Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl in Hollywood, Calif. PHOTO CREDIT: Tom Copi/NJ.com

Zan Stewart and Herbie Hancock at the 1981 Playboy Jazz Festival PHOTO CREDIT: Tom Copi/NJ.com

Just a quick post before we head out to the String Of Pearls show in Morristown tonight…

Zan Stewart has been a jazz journalist – or as he prefers to call it, “jazz advocate” – for the past 35 years. He announced earlier this month that he’s finally putting down his pen and paper and will be retiring.

Check out his heartfelt letter to readers here. He even mentions one of our favorite local vocalists, Frank Noviello.