Site Map For The Gravesite, Pagosa Springs, CO

		New Blog! John speaks his mind ... in the blogosphere. Somethimes philosophical, sometimes hilarious, never predictible!

		The Gravesite Home Page An introduction to John Graves, his film and television career and his life as a jazz musician in Hollywood's Golden age of the 50's 60's and 70's.

		Jazz Central Read about Graves' encounters with jazz greats such as Dave Brubeck, Anita O'Day and Erroll Garner, along with anecdotes about playing for the stars' private parties in Hollywood, and lots of photos!

		Celebrity Stories A myriad of famous people Graves has met and/or worked with. A personal letter from Katherine Hepburn, amusing celebrity snippets and chapters from Graves' soon to be published memoirs.

		Animal Verses for Grown-Up Children Is a subtle, sophisticated, slightly sexy and saucy zoological satire written by John Graves and illustrated by Sabine Baeckmann-Elge, just published and available in both hardback and paperback.

		About John What an interesting life! Hitting the road at 14, a stint in vaudeville, doing comedy, playing in piano bars, and then working his way up through the networks from the bottom to the top. A decade as a professor and now a published writer!

		Memoirs John's new book called... *Just Say Yes: Memoirs of a Geezer* is a remembrance of a fascinating life to be published Oct 1st, 2007.

		Book Excerpts Read three chapters from the upcoming book All That Jazz - encounters Duke Ellington, Mel Torme, Anita O'Day and Dave Brubeck Life is an Ad Lib Solo - my jazz formula for living Nureyev, Sanders, and Hepburn - dance in Australia, Tea with Hepburn

		Books and Media Products (available for puchase soon) Contact Page email John, sign up on his mailing list Related Links all sorts of great websites to check out - Jazz, Hollywood, Films, Academia, Philosophy and Great Literature.

		Golden Age TV Graves' worked as a network executive on shows like I Dream of Jeannie, The Monkees, The Debbie Reynolds Show, Bonanza and many more......

		Feature Films Off to Australia to be Executive Producer for Feature Films and Television for the South Australian Film Corporation. He was executive producer for "Picnic at Hanging Rock" directed by Peter Weir. Other Australian projects included Storm Boy, Sunday Too Far Away, and a TV feature movie, The Sound of Love.

		Original Musicals Graves has written three musical productions performed in Pagosa Springs, CO. The most recent, an original musical entitled An Empty Bench featured a jazz cabaret for the second half with his 3 piece ensemble and a cast of fine singers and dancers.