Music of My Mind Music of My Mind
John Gennari's Blowin' Hot and Cool looks at the intimate but fractious relationship between jazz luminaries and their critics.
Sep 14, 2006 / Books & the Arts / David Yaffe
Brilliant Corners Brilliant Corners
To honor Andrew Hill's passing, we are reposting an article about his life's achievements originally posted in July, 2006.
Jun 21, 2006 / Books & the Arts / David Yaffe
Soul on Ice Soul on Ice
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 n...
Nov 17, 2005 / Books & the Arts / David Yaffe
Tangled Up in Bob Tangled Up in Bob
In or around 1965, human nature changed.
Apr 7, 2005 / Books & the Arts / David Yaffe
Of Jazz and Brave Ulysses Of Jazz and Brave Ulysses
Near the end of Jazz Modernism, Alfred Appel Jr.
Oct 3, 2002 / Books & the Arts / David Yaffe
Ellison Unbound Ellison Unbound
"I remind myself that much of television is now comic strip," Ralph Ellison told TV Guide in 1988. It is not surprising that the author of Invisible Man would be uncomfortable wi...
Feb 14, 2002 / Books & the Arts / David Yaffe
Decline of the West Decline of the West
"I just wanted to give a taste of what it feels like to be two-sided," said Sam Shepard, explaining his motivation for writing True West. "It's a real thing, double nature.
Apr 5, 2000 / Books & the Arts / David Yaffe