On Saturday, June 21 at the 2014 Isthmus Jazz Festival, I had the privilege of being named Isthmus Jazz Personality Of The Year. It was an honor to receive this recognition. Other ‘Personalities’ from previous years include Ben Sidran, Jan Wheaton, Kelly DeHaven and Roscoe Mitchell. The kicker was speaking before the festival headliner  Richard Davis’ performance. I used the opportunity to speak on the plight of local jazz musicians in our city and reminded people that, by just simply deciding to go out more to hear live music, they can greatly help improve our local jazz scene. The whole experience was pretty fun and cool…