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Music journalist Bill Milkowski backstage with Immanuel Wilkins before his set at the Village Vanguard.

Music journalist Bill Milkowski backstage with guitar great Al Di Meola at the Sacred Heart Community Theatre in Fairfield, CT.

Jazz journalist Bill Milkowski backstage with vibraphonist Mike Mainieri at a Town Hall Michael Brecker tribute concert.

Jazz writer Bill Milkowski with saxophonist Branford Marsalis after "The Nearness of You" fund raising concert in honor of Michael Brecker on Feb. 6, 2024.

Jazz journalist Bill Milkowski with tenor sax titan David Muray following his appearance at Monday Night Jazz in Bushnell Park, Hartford, CT.

Avant garde trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith with music journalist Bill Milkowski at Real Art Ways in Hartford.

Jazz journalist Bill Milkowski with guitarist-singer John Pizzarelli backstage at The Kate in Old Saybrook, CT.

Jazz journalist Bill Milkowski backstage with drummer Nasheet Waits and his son August at Real Art Ways in Hartford, CT.

Music journalist Bill Milkowski with guitarist Lionel Loueke following a performance at the Fall 2021 Exit Zero Jazz Festival in Cape May, NJ.

Jazz writer Bill Milkowski with trumpeter and jazz ambassador Wynton Marsalis at the 2011 Nice Jazz Festival.

Bassist-producer Bill Laswell with music writer Bill Milkowski at the Landmark Tavern in New York City.

Guitarist-singer-composer Leni Stern with music writer Bill Milkowski at The Capital Theater in Port Chester NY on Aug. 19, 2023.

Nicholas Payton and Bill Milkowski at the Fall 2021 Exit Zero Jazz Festival.

Music writer Bill Milkowski with slide guitarist and Berklee College of Music professor Dave Tronzo.

Guitarist Oz Noy and jazz journalist Bill Milkowski outside the Capital Theatre in Port Chester, NY before the Shakti show on Aug. 19, 2023.

Guitarist-bassist-curator Joe Morris with jazz journalist Bill Milkowski at Real Art Ways in Hartford, CT.

Shakti percussionist Selvaganesh backstage with jazz journalist Bill Milkowski following an Aug. 19, 2023 performance at The Capital Theatre in Port Chester, NY.

Trumpeter Randy Brecker and music journalist Bill Milkowski at The Blue Note New York, Sept. 11, 2019.

Music writer Bill Milkowski backstage with super drummer Billy Cobham at The Blue Note in New York, Sept. 11, 2019.

Alto saxophonist Donald Harrison and jazz journalist Bill Milkowski at the 2021 Exit Zero Jazz Festival in Cape May, NJ.

Music journalist Bill Milkowski with guitar Chico Pinheiro at a Pat Martino tribute concert in New Jersey.

Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon presented with his JJA Award for 2019 Trombonist of the Year at the Litchfield Jazz Festival.

Music writer Bill Milkowski and guitarist Vic Juris at the 55 Bar in NYC on Sept. 1, 2019.

Music writer Bill Milkowski with pianist-composer-bandleader Orrin Evans and WRTI's jazz programmer Josh Jackson at the Exit Zero Jazz Festival in Cape May, NJ on Oct. 3, 2021.

Music writer Bill Milkowski with the members of Spanish Fly backstage at Firehouse 12 in New Haven, CT on Oct. 22, 2021.

Music writer Bill Milkowski backstage with trumpeter Graham Haynes at the Newport Jazz Festival.

Jazz writer Bill Milkowski with bass great Marcus Miller at the 2018 Exit Zero Jazz Festival in Cape May, NJ.

Jazz writer Bill Milkowski with trumpeter Maurice "Mobetta" Brown at the Fall 2021 Exit Zero Jazz Festival in Cape May, NJ.

Music writer Bill Milkowski with Columbian harp virtuoso Edmar Castaneda backstage after his concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Allen Room on Dec. 19, 2014.

Music writer Bill Milkowski with Cameroonian bassist Francis Mbappe at the Fall 2021 Exit Zero Jazz Festival in Cape May, NJ.

Jazz writer Bill Milkowski with pianist Angelica Sanchez at Real Art Ways in Hartford on Oct. 30, 2022.

Jazz writer with legendary guitarist Pat Martino and his wife Ayako at the 2015 Newport Jazz Festival.

Charged Particles bassist Aaron German with jazz journalist Bill Milkowski at downstairs Birdland.

Guitar great John McLaughlin backstage with music journalist Bill Milkowski at a performance in New York City's Town Hall on Nov. 7, 2017.

Guitarist Al Di Meola backstage with music writer Bill Milkowski at Hartford's Infinity Hall on Sept. 14, 2022.

Avant-blues musicians Elliott Sharp and singer Eric Mingus (son of Charles Mingus) with music journalist Bill Milkowski at Real Art Ways in Hartford, CT on Feb. 16, 2023.

Jazz journalist Bill Milkowski in between two great jazz guitarists -- John Stowell and Rodney Jones -- at the Quail and Ale Pub in Derby, CT.

Avant garde jazz bassist Joe Fonda with jazz writer Bill Milkowski at Hartford's Real Art Ways, Oct. 30, 2022.

Jazz journalist Bill Milkowski backstage with trumpeter-composer-bandleader Terence Blanchard at the Fall 2021 Exit Zero Jazz Festival in Cape May, NJ.

Jazz journalist Bill Milkowski and vibraphonist-composer-painter Matthias Lupri in his Provincetown art gallery on Sept. 16, 2021.

Jazz journalist Bill Milkowski with bassist-singer Will Lee at the 2019 "The Nearness of You" concert in memory of Michael Brecker.

Guitarist Fareed Haque and jazz journalist Bill Milkowski backstage at the "Celebration of Pat Martino" concert at the Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point, NJ on Nov. 3, 2022.

Guitarist Dave Stryker and jazz journalist Bill Milkowski at the "Celebration of Pat Martino" at the Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point, NJ on Nov. 3, 2022.

Jazz journalist Bill Milkowski backstage at the Appel Room with pianist Robert Rodriguez and his trumpeter brother Michael Rodriguez on Nov. 16, 2018.

Immortal keyboard great Chick Corea backstage with music journalist Bill Milkowski at the Blue Note nightclub in New York during his month-long 70th birthday celebration in 2011.

Jazz journalist Bill Milkowski with filmmaker Roger Dumadag at the 2002 Jazz Congress at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York.

Tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III with jazz journalist Bill Milkowski at Parkville sounds in Hartford, CT following a performance by Jonathan Barber & Vision Ahead on May 6, 2022.

Music journalist Bill Milkowski with music connoisseur Ron Benbassat at the Village Vanguard, Sept. 20, 2018.

New York City jazz aficionado Richie OKon with jazz journalist Bill Milkowski at the Blue Note.

Guitar great Pat Martino backstage at Zankel Hall following a performance by his quintet on Nov. 4, 2016.

Jazz singer Carol Mennie with jazz journalist Bill Milkowski at the Dom Minasi memorial at St. Peter's church, Dec. 6, 2023.

Jazz journalist Bill Milkowski backstage with guitar great John McLaughlin after a Shakti concert at The Capital Theatre in Port Chester, NY on Aug. 19, 2023.

Music journalist Bill Milkowski backstage at The Kate in Old Saybrook, CT with drummer Rudy Royston and guitarist Bill Frisell

Jazz journalist Bill Milkowski with saxophonist Joe Lovano following the all-star tribute to Michael Brecker at Town Hall on June 19, 2024.

Bill hanging backstage at Infinity Music Hall in Hartford with drummer extraordinaire Dennis Chambers.

Tenor sax great George Garzone and bari saxophonist Claire Daly with jazz journalist Bill Milkowski at Town Hall on June 19, 2024.

Guitar virtuoso Pasquale Grasso with jazz music writer Bill Milkowski at The Kate in Old Saybrook, CT.

Jazz guitarist Frank Vignola with jazz writer Bill Milkowski at The Kate in Old Saybrook, CT.

Maestro Greg Tate with music journalist Bill Milkowski after a conduction with his Burnt Sugar Arkestra outdoors at Real Art Ways in Hartford, CT.

Music writer Bill Milkowski with drummers Kenwood Dennard and Jeff "Tain" Watts during a "Celebration of Pat Martino" on Nov. 3, 2022.

Guitarist-composer-bandleader with music writer Bill Milkowski outside the Harbor Stage tent at the 2016 Newport Jazz Festival.

Jazz journalist Bill Milkowski with saxophonist Tony Malaby at Real Art Ways in Hartford, CT.

Avant gard multi-reed specialist Daniel Carter with jazz journalist Bill Milkowski at Real Art Ways in Hartford, CT.

Bassist-singer-composer Esperanza Spalding with jazz journalist Bill Milkowski following a Geri Allen tribute at the 2017 Newport Jazz Festival.

Kurt Elling and Bill Milkowski at the 2018 Exit Zero Jazz Festival in Cape May.

Jazz journalist Bill Milkowski with poet-DJ-activist John Sinclair in New Orleans.

Jazz guitar great Pat Martino and jazz journalist Bill Milkowski in 2011.

Jazz journalist Bill Milkowski with pianist Jamie Saft at Real Art Ways in Hartford on March 4, 2023.

Bill Milkowski presents Bill Frisell with the JJA's Guitarist of the Year Award for 2019 at the Village Vanguard.

Drummer Jonathan Barber and Downbeat critic Bill Milkowski at Parkville Sounds in Hartford, 2022.

Jazz journalist Bill Milkowski with jazz guitar great John Scofield at Race Street Live in Holyoke, MA on Apr. 29, 2022.

Master slide guitarist and jazz writer Bill Milkowski in West Hartford, CT.

Writer Bill Milkowski with alto saxophonist Jaleel Shaw at the Fall 2021 Exit Zero Jazz Festival.

Music writer Bill Milkowski with pianist-composer-arranger-conductor-producer Gil Goldstein at his home on Long Island in 2019.

Music journalist Bill Milkowski with guitarist Pasquale Grasso at the Exit Zero Jazz Festival in Cape May, NJ, on Oct. 3, 2021.

Music writer Bill Milkowski with tabla master Zakir Hussain following a concert by Shakti at The Capital Theater in Port Chester, NY on

Jazz guitar great Russell Malone backstage with jazz journalist and host of "A Celebration of Pat Martino" at the Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point, NJ on Nov. 4, 2022.

Drummer Richie Morales with music writer Bill Milkowski backstage at Infinity Music Hall in Hartford, CT.

Jazz writer Bill Milkowski with jazz guitarist Mark Whitfield at the Fall 2021 Exit Zero Jazz Festival.

Music writer Bill Milkowski with fellow scribe, guitarist and leader of the Burnt Sugar Arkestra Greg Tate at Real Art Ways in Hartford, CT on Sept. 29, 2018.

Writers David Fricke and Bill Milkowski with guitarist Mike Stern and moderator Ashley Kahn on a panel discussion about Miles Davis and the electric guitar at the 2015 Newport Jazz Festival.

Jazz writer Bill Milkowski with drummer Tommy Campbell backstage at B.B. King's Blues Club in Times Square, Sept. 16, 2015.

Jazz writer Bill Milkowski backstage with pianist Jason Moran at the 2017 Newport Jazz Festival.

Jazz journalist Bill Milkowski with bassist Fima Ephron, appearing with Nate Smith + Kinfolk at the Fall 2021 edition of the Exit Zero Jazz Festival.

Bassist-composer Nat Reeves with jazz journalist Bill Milkowski at The Wadsworth in Hartford, CT.

Recording session for trumpeter Franco Ambrosetti's 'Lost Within You' at Sear Sound Studio, Jan. 24, 2020 (l. to r.) Renee Rosnes, Jack DeJohnette, Franco Ambrosetti, producer Jeff Levenson, writer Bill Milkowski.

Music journalist Bill Milkowski with members of the Pat Bianchi Group at the 2021 Exit Zero Jazz Festival in Cape May, NJ.

Guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg with music journalist Bill Milkowski at Hartford's Monday Night Jazz series in Bushnell Park on July 16, 2018.

Music writer Bill Milkowski with great guitarists Jimmy Bruno, Russell Malone and Charlie Apicella at a tribute to the late, legendary guitarist Pat Martino in 2022.

Music writer Bill Milkowski with guitarist Harold "FRO" Davis outside of Nublu in the East Village, 2016.

Music journalist Bill Milkowski with concert promoter Julie Lokin and keyboardist-producer Jason Miles at the 2020 Jazz Connect Conference.

Jazz journalist Bill Milkowski with producers Jeff Levenson and Zev Feldman at the 2019 Jazz Connect conference in NYC.

Music writer Bill Milkowski hanging at the after party with guitarists Leni Stern, Jimmy Herring and Joel Harrison following a John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension Band concert at Town Hall on Oct. 3, 2017.

Music journalist Bill Milkowski hanging backstage with members of the Bill Stewart Trio (bassist Larry Grenadier and tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III) and music connoisseur Ron Benbassat on Sept. 20, 2023.

Jazz journalist Bill Milkowski on Guitar Night at 107 West restaurant on Manhattan's Upper West Side, with guitarist Paul Bollenback, Joe Giglio, Howard Alden and Howard Paul in 2005.

Jazz journalist Bill Milkowski hanging at the 2007 Syracuse Jazz Festival with pianist Kenny Werner, concert promoter Yvonne Ervin and drummer Brian Melvin.

Music journalist Bill Milkowski flanked by bassists Ed Maguire and David Joseph at the late, lamented 55 Bar in 2018

Writers Bill Milkowski and Ashley Kahn at Rizzoli's bookstore in Manhattan.

Jazz journalist Bill Milkowski with keyboardist Mike LeDonne and eminent jazz critic Ira Gitler at the 2006 Detroit Jazz Festival.

Jazz journalists Bill Milkowski, Gary Giddins and Will Friedwald at the Players Club in Gramery Park for the 2015 New York Hot Jazz Festival.

Record producer Jeff Levenson, singer Tierney Sutton and jazz journalist Bill Milkowski at the Blue Note in NYC, 2018.

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Jazz journalist Bill Milkowski with WBGO's Michael Bourne at the 2015 Montreal Jazz Festival.

Jazz writer Bill Milkowski and record producer Jeff Levenson at Jeff's 70th birthday party at the Strong Rope Brewery in Red Hook, Brooklyn, on April 12, 2022.

Fellow jazz scribes Bill Milkowski and Bob Blumenthal lounging on the Cape in 2018.

Jazz writer Bill Milkowski with Exit Zero Jazz Festival director Michael Kline on festival grounds in Cape May, NJ, October 2021.

Jazz writer Bill Milkowski with Pat Martino manager Joe Donofrio at the Fall 2021 edition of the Exit Zero Jazz Festival in Cape May, NJ.

Jazz writer Bill Milkowski with David Demsey, Coordinator of Jazz Studies and Curator of the Living Jazz Archives at William Paterson University, at a Michael Brecker tribute at Birdland Theater in NYC on Sept. 8, 2022.

Jazz journalist Bill Milkowski backstage with saxophonist Branford Marsalis at the 2017 Newport Jazz Festival.

Cuban saxophonist-composer-bandleader Paquito D'Rivera with jazz journalist Bill Milkowski at the Fall 2021 Exit Zero Jazz Festival in Cape May, NJ.

Jazz journalist Bill Milkowski backstage with guitarist Rodney Jones during "A Celebration of Pat Martino" at the Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point, NJ, on Nov. 4, 2022.

Jazz Journalist Association representative Bill Milkowski presents a Best Organist Award to Dr. Lonnie Smith prior to his concert in Hartford's Bushnell Park on July 16, 2018.

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