My Jazz Life
Mark RuffinExclusive scoops, deep-dive reviews, and sharp reflections on the pivotal moments connecting jazz, travel, and cultural perseverance.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 32 | Founded | 9 months ago | Last Issue | 14 days ago |
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Hanging out at the Montreal Jazz Festival with Kassa Overall was one of my favorite experiences of the last few months. In our session the 43-year-old musician bro...
The West Coast Renaissance
For decades, the narrative was fixed: New York was the undisputed capital of jazz. Los Angeles was just a sunny detour—a place where musicians went to record film scores, cash a tour check, or dodge the winter before flying back east.
That...
The Cultural Time Machine: Kassa Overall’s “CREAM”
Seattle has a habit of producing musical anomalies. It is the hometown of Jimi Hendrix, Quincy Jones, and now, drummer and composer Kassa Overall. Like those iconic trailblazers, Overall refuses to fit neatly into any predefined genre.
His...
The Terry Callier Wave and Filming Content for Jazz Worldwide in Montreal
As this newsletter hits your inbox, I am in my favorite place in the world: the Montreal Jazz Festival. For over 15 years, I have had the incredible honor of coming to Quebec to broadcast live interviews and music for SiriusXM’s Real Jazz (...
My Creative Escape in Los Angeles
Lately, Los Angeles has been feeling more and more like another home away from home. Its not just my rapidly growing network of family and friends, as both myself and Valerie have sons on the coast now, but the other big appeal is SiriusXM’...
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"My Jazz Life" Newsletter by Mark Ruffin, Broadcaster, Author, Grammy-Nominated Producer, and 2x Emmy Awarded Music Journalist | Live on \ud83c\udf99️Real Jazz weekdays @3pm ET on SiriusXM Ch 67
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