Get to know photojournalist Melvin Grier!

We salute and thank Melvin for his service to the Cincinnati Memorial Hall Society Board of Trustees and the Longworth-Anderson Series (LAS) Advisory Committee, supporting the development, programming, fundraising, marketing, and execution of this premier series.

1. What’s your first memory of live music?
Living in the old West End and about two blocks from the Cotton Club, I was too young to be admitted but I could hear the big band music coming through the door.

2. What LAS concerts have you attended?
The Tillers, Pat Metheny

3. What genre(s) of music do you like?
jazz

4. What artists do you hope to bring to the LAS?
José James, Charles Lloyd

5. What’s your favorite love song?
”The Secret Garden” from the Quincy Jones album Back On The Block