David Yaffe

David Yaffe, a professor of English at Syracuse University, is the author of Fascinating Rhythm: Reading Jazz in American Writing (Princeton).

Currently

  • Waiting for the Miracle

    October 7, 2009

    In Leonard Cohen's Afterworld, the trajectory between the latest hit and the wisdom of old has been a long one.

  • Chameleon

    February 18, 2009

    On River: The Joni Letters Herbie Hancock and Joni Mitchell make a remarkable collaboration.

2008

  • Love and Unhappiness

    July 30, 2008

    Elvis Costello's new album is a worthy addition to his seemingly endless catalog of beauty and bile.

2007

  • Spirit Chaser

    October 4, 2007

    Listening to Sonny Rollins for the first time. Again.

  • The Art of the Improviser

    April 26, 2007

    Nearly fifty years after Ornette Coleman revolutionized jazz, he is finally being honored with the music world's top awards.

2006

  • Music of My Mind

    September 14, 2006

    John Gennari's Blowin' Hot and Cool looks at the intimate but fractious relationship between jazz luminaries and their critics.

  • Brilliant Corners

    June 21, 2006

    To honor Andrew Hill's passing, we are reposting an article about his life's achievements originally posted in July, 2006.

  • Letters

    January 18, 2006 Subscribe

2005

  • Soul on Ice

    November 17, 2005

    Is jazz really dead--or has it simply moved to a cooler location? Four new books take a scholarly look at a musical genre that is on the wane in America, but finding new life and new audiences in Europe.

  • Tangled Up in Bob

    April 7, 2005

    Reviews of recent books on Bob Dylan.

2002

2000

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