Saturday, May 05, 2007

The Pepper Family's Gifts to the National Museum of the American Indian


Chief among the gifts dedicated to the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian by the family of Jim Pepper:
Jim's late-1950's vintage silver-plated Selmer balanced-action saxophone.
With this instrument, with his unique voice, with that rattle, wearing that embroidered hat, with the eagle feather attached, Jim Pepper bridged cultures and continents, paving the way for future generations of musicians.