Jarod Bufe: Brighter Days

by Dan McClenaghan
March 23, 2025

Making a living as jazz artist is a challenge. For every jazz megastar who can support his or herself with their music, dozens rely on day jobs and remain relative unknowns, even while making great music. Players like saxophonist Buck Hill, who did a forty-year stint working for the Post Office while releasing eleven excellent recordings--including his top ten album of the year material swan song, Relax (Severn, 2006) while working the day job that provided the bread and butter ...