Dr. Karen A. Chandler of the College of Charleston, who founded the Initiative with McCray in 2003, reflects on McCray’s contributions.
“What is so cool and so meaningful is how he embodied two entities: a researcher and historian who wanted to preserve jazz history and a great advocate of the music. Jack wanted everybody to experience jazz. It was he who envisioned Jazz Artists of Charleston.”
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/nov/20/a-swingin-holiday/
