David Yaffe

David Yaffe is a professor of humanities at Syracuse and the author, most recently, of Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell.

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

Letters Letters

FISA--NOT THE MAGNA CARTA Cheverly, Md.

Jan 19, 2006 / Letters / David Yaffe and Our Readers

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 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

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