Northampton’s Paul Arslanian receives national honor for his contributions to the jazz scene

Northampton’s Paul Arslanian receives national honor for his contributions to the jazz scene

By Carolyn Brown For the Valley Advocate Alongtime member of and influential figure in the Valley’s jazz scene recently hit the national spotlight. Paul Arslanian, co-founder of the Northampton Jazz Workshop, has been named one of 33 “Jazz Heroes” by the Jazz Journalists Association. Since 2001, the Manhattan, New York-based nonprofit organization’s annual awards has celebrated “activists, advocates and altruists” who keep local jazz culture ali…