Actually I was there, but I was too young to fully appreciate the concert. Pisa Jazz was a great festival back then, I have fond memories of Sun Ra and others.
Definitely, and it's what I like about it, maybe "nice guy" weren't the right words.
Anyway Don Was has done some notable things in his life that qualify him like something more then a wanna be hipster.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Was
Here an interview with Don Was, a nice guy IMHO.
http://www.analogplanet.com/content/blue-note-president-don-was-talks-about-his-blue-note-vinyl-reissue-project