...spending public money can be unpopular with taxpayers and a target for politicians, which results in a catch-22, said Rudi Schlegel, director of Chastain Park Amphitheater in Atlanta. "Public funding engenders a conservative approach -- which...

...played in a few rock bands and can play a Jimi Hendrix riff upon request. "He plays guitar as well as anybody," said Rudi Schlegel, director of Chastain Park Amphitheater in Atlanta, a venue in which Mr. Pizzarelli performed with the Atlanta Symphony...