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In These Times That We Live: Looking for Tenure in All the Wrong Places; Whites and Black Country and the Lies We Continue to Live By PART 1
THIS IS THE FIRST OF A TWO-PARTER.
Jun 20
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In These Times That We Live: Looking for Tenure in All the Wrong Places; Whites and Black Country and the Lies We Continue to Live By PART 1
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Letter to Esperanza: The Art of Insincerity (or: why is New Age the Same Old Shit?)
As of this writing I have spent 5 years dealing with cancer, having had something like 22 operations and a lot of doctor visits.
Jun 4
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Letter to Esperanza: The Art of Insincerity (or: why is New Age the Same Old Shit?)
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May 2025
Changing the Jazz Past: Phil Freeman is Right! Fraternizing with the Enemy in a time of Media Cholera
It’s official; jazz critics have been turned into sheep.
May 16
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Changing the Jazz Past: Phil Freeman is Right! Fraternizing with the Enemy in a time of Media Cholera
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Little Joe From Chicago: The real Mary Lou Williams, in the view of a Little Jew From Connecticut
"I know all about 'Kansas City Jazz' but we didn't play the blues.
May 6
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Little Joe From Chicago: The real Mary Lou Williams, in the view of a Little Jew From Connecticut
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April 2025
COLOR ME WHITE: The confusions of race or, WHAT DID YOU CALL ME? How delusions of racial purity have taken a reverse course in American…
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Apr 29
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COLOR ME WHITE: The confusions of race or, WHAT DID YOU CALL ME? How delusions of racial purity have taken a reverse course in American Culture
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A Tribute to Francis Davis
I have been avoiding writing publicly about it in any detail, but Francis Davis, the brilliant critic, who wrote about many things but was perhaps best…
Apr 28
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A Tribute to Francis Davis
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Strange Interlude: DISPLEASING THE GODS; CRITICS, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME? Have I Violated the Sacred Covenant?
So….I had a personal epiphany last night.
Apr 26
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Strange Interlude: DISPLEASING THE GODS; CRITICS, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME? Have I Violated the Sacred Covenant?
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A Challenge to my Integrity - Phil Freeman of Burning Ambulance writes, referring to me: "...show your work, motherfucker...you can fuck…
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Apr 23
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A Challenge to my Integrity - Phil Freeman of Burning Ambulance writes, referring to me: "...show your work, motherfucker...you can fuck right off."
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Part 2 of 3: How Did Jazz Begin? Will it ever end? With three fascinating musical examples
This is a long one.
Apr 15
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Part 2 of 3: How Did Jazz Begin? Will it ever end? With three fascinating musical examples
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The Tracks of My Tears: The great alto saxophonist Sonny Red and the Tragedy of Record Store Day; CRITICS: HEAL THY SELVES and start to…
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Apr 12
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The Tracks of My Tears: The great alto saxophonist Sonny Red and the Tragedy of Record Store Day; CRITICS: HEAL THY SELVES and start to LISTEN instead of echo.
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Outtakes from the Unconscious: I Grow Old, and My Bellybutton Grows Cold
The line above is from a Yiddish translation/transliteration of the T.S.
Apr 8
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Outtakes from the Unconscious: I Grow Old, and My Bellybutton Grows Cold
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Outtakes From The Unconscious: A Short Commentary; Why is it So Hard to Listen to So much Contemporary Music? Lemmings, Won't You Follow Me…
Do you wanna know the problem with so much contemporary jazz that thinks it is trying to be adventurous or “experimental” ?
Apr 4
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Outtakes From The Unconscious: A Short Commentary; Why is it So Hard to Listen to So much Contemporary Music? Lemmings, Won't You Follow Me Down? Offending The Critics One More Time
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