Maxine Gordon was my first employer after college, hiring me out the gate after meeting me at a professor's retirement party. Since the publication of 'Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon,' the biography of her late husband, in 0ctober, 2018, I've accompanied Maxine around New York, documenting her various local book events. You can learn more about the book and the glorious musician and man at www.dextergordon.com