Rest In Peace, grandad... So much of what I do was inspired by the stories he would tell me, and the adventures we would go on. When I was young, he nicknamed me “professor” after his friend and bandleader John T. “Fess” Whatley, “the maker of musicians.” Now that he’s gone, I’m left with his stories; the blues, jazz, and soul music that he shared with me; and, the memories of our road-trips between Black enclaves in the Deep South and Midwest... 📸: @ting.ish