Jack McCrayAuthor Jack McCray has dedicated three decades to examining and preserving the Charleston tradition through the prism of its jazz legacy. He has written about jazz as a longtime reporter and editor at the Post and Courier. McCray also is a lead reseacher and cofounder of the Charleston Jazz Initiative, a multiyear research project that documents the African American jazz tradition in Charleston and its movement throughout the United States and Europe from the late 19th century through today. Read More Read Less