Posted by jlb on March 25, 2002 at 08:43:59:
The list of the best below generated a lot of discussion. How about nominating the best amateur you know? By amateur, I mean a serious player who does not depend on his/her music for a living.
I nominate Eli Neuberger. He was certainly great with the New Black Eagle Jazz Band, but to hear him with Jimmy Mazzy in a small venue like the Harvard Library is pure musical joy.