
New insights into jazz and its history
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[Sonny Rollins (1930-2026) passed away a few days before I posted today’s essay. As you can see in my index, which is updated every week, I’ve already published 15 essays here on Substack about Rollins, featuring audio interviews and some a...
David Cayer (1928-2017) was a delightful gentleman who I got to know during my years teaching at the Rutgers University campus in Newark, New Jersey. He was based at the main Rutgers campus in New Brunswick, first on the faculty of the Poli...
Robin Kelley’s massive biography of Thelonious Monk is incredibly thorough. Kelley is a distinguished historian, and he covered just about every angle in his research. For example, he describes the original manuscripts of many Monk composit...
Don Cherry (1936-1995) was of course best known for his work with Ornette Coleman, documented on a now-classic series of recordings from 1958 through 1961, and on a number of later recordings, including from an international reunion tour in...
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I'm a pianist, composer, author, researcher, and educator. Here I’ll publish my new findings about all aspects and eras of jazz, as well as some past research that didn't get exposure. Very infrequently, I’ll look at a non-music news item.
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