Young woman to young man: How was your concert Saturday night?
Young man to young woman: It was really cool. Benny Golson sat in with us.
Young woman to young man: Who's that?
And so America's greatest cultural contribution to the world, jazz, continues on, invisible.
After the young woman left, the young man and I were both waiting for our coffees, and I started an ``I couldn't help overhearing...'' conversation with him. Clearly, playing with Golson was a major high point in his life so far.
