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Live from the Newport Jazz Festival
This weekend, I’m hanging out at Fort Adams State Park with the WBGO/WGBH/NPR Music team, broadcasting this year’s Newport Jazz Festival. Day one is over, and I talked with NPR’s Patrick Jarenwattananon last night for a recap. You can check … Continue reading
Posted in Jazz Journalism, Links, Trombonists
Tagged a blog supreme, ben allison, conrad herwig, josh jackson, Ken Vandermark, npr music, wbgo, WGBH
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It’s Awfully Quiet Around Here …
Asking for recommendations to expand my online jazz reading Continue reading
Posted in Links
Tagged a blog supreme, david adler, Jazz, jazz blogs, jazzwax, the independent ear, willard jenkins
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The Jazz Community is Bigger Than You Think
Reiterating Patrick Jarenwattananon’s thoughts on the diversity and vitality of the jazz community Continue reading
Please Don’t Call Me A Jazz Nerd
My thoughts on the recent discussion about jazz being caricatured as the domain of loser-dorks Continue reading
Posted in Links, Resisting Definition
Tagged a blog supreme, Jazz, Jazz Now, Nerdiness, Nerds, Twenty Dollars, Wilson High School jazz
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Slowly Taking Over the Internet
As mentioned previously, I have been asked to join in with Patrick Jarenwattananon at NPR’s A Blog Supreme (and some other fine young jazz aficionados) to suggest five new jazz albums to check out. The choices are geared toward new … Continue reading
Posted in Links, Music Review
Tagged a blog supreme, npr music, patrick jarenwattananon
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Is Jazz Finally Over Ken Burns?
Is the jazz discourse climbing out from under the monolithic influence of Ken Burns’s “Jazz”? Continue reading
Jazz Now at A Blog Supreme
I’m participating in Patrick Jarenwattanananon’s “Jazz Now” series at A Blog Supreme Continue reading
Live Jazz — From the Sidelines
Experiencing a jazz show as a member of the audience — not as a trombonist — is a new challenge. Continue reading
A Word That Makes Me Cringe
My rant against the word “jazzer” Continue reading
The Future Is Now!
Something cool is happening tonight, and you can check it out! Continue reading
