The festival itself is a measure of increased stature. I wanted a happy medium. So I put an infrastructure together - I built a little 'village' that would allow crazy composers to get some support and still do their own thing. We can shut our doors when we want to. And we can be critical of each other in a positive way.
Composers are fragile.
Oscar Overview Mike Zwerin has been jazz and rock critic for the International Herald Tribune for the last twenty years. He was also the European correspondent for The Village Voice. If you value this page, please tell a friend or join our mailing list .