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Jazz and the young, PS
Thank goodness, Nate eviscerates Terry Teachout’s ill-informed, poorly conceived “Can Jazz Be Saved?” column. Imagine that: a piece that actually talks about the music, the venues, the musicians, instead of speaking in generalities and dubious crunched numbers. Nate, in other words, performs the task of a critic.
On Marcus & E.J. Strickland
My preview of their dual-CD-release show at Joe’s Pub (Friday, Aug. 21), in the current Time Out New York.
Philadelphia haps cont’d.
In the current Philadelphia Weekly: Avant Ascension Wed., Aug. 19, 9pm-2am. $5. Tritone, 1508 South St. 215.545.0475 www.tritonebar.com How time flies! It’s been a year since Avant Ascension, one of Philly’s bootstraps, artist-run jazz series, got off the ground at Tritone. Hosted by two young colleagues from Bobby Zankel’s big band Warriors of the Wonderful Sound — trombonist Larry Toft
Guns and health care
There’s nothing about the current healthcare reform “debate” I could say that hasn’t already been said, and said brilliantly, by Rachel Maddow and other liberal commentators. But I will say this about reform opponents showing up to Obama town halls with guns, including assault rifles, in recent days: Right-wing ideologues, including members of Congress, can mouth all the platitudes they
The week on disc (49)
In case you missed the last one… Paul Meyers, World on a String (Miles High Records) Andrew Rathbun, Where We Are Now (SteepleChase) Edmar Castaneda, Entre Cuerdas (ArtistShare) Donny McCaslin, Declaration (Sunnyside) Pete McCann, Extra Mile (Nineteen-Eight) Steve Swell, Planet Dream (Clean Feed)
Pacifica death spiral
Marc Cooper on the continuing nosedive of “alternative media” bastion Pacifica Radio, and what this disaster says about the “media reform” movement. “If it can’t bring itself to scrutinize the squandering and trashing of the $500 million Pacifica network (the market value of its licenses), then why should we trust this movement to offer serious analysis of the rest of
Here’s to Jimmy
Belatedly linking to this nice NYT photo gallery featuring the work of jazz photographer Jimmy Katz. (Hat tip Patrick J.) I had the pleasure of working with Jimmy and Dena on a bunch of “@Home” features for Jazz Times a few years ago (Ray Drummond, Andy Bey, Ben Allison, Fred Hersch, Reggie Workman, Dr. Billy Taylor, more). Personally and professionally,
In a nutshell
By Jim Morin, via Gene (click image for clearer focus):