Esi Edugyan

Book Review: “Washington Black” — Grappling with the Meanings of Liberty

In Washington Black novelist Esi Edugyan has defied the cliché of the escaped slave discovering freedom.

Daniel Gewertz January 19, 2020 at 12:29 am on Music Commentary: Ken Burns’ “Country Music” — Superb Cinematic StorytellingThanks for your comment, Matt. I somehow didn't see it until these months later. Lefty Frizzell is just the sort...
Amy January 18, 2020 at 11:19 pm on Theater Review: “Coyote on a Fence” — Drama on Death RowI would love to see this show again, is it being performed anywhere in the USA in 2020??
Daniel Gewertz January 17, 2020 at 9:06 pm on Jazz Remembrance: Jack SheldonWow! I knew a few of his records, mostly as a sideman, but never the full story of a man...
Robert White January 16, 2020 at 9:13 pm on Arts Remembrance: Neil Peart — An AppreciationThe truth is that Neil, and Alex and Geddy, have had such profound and indelible influence on so many of...
Pat Jackson January 16, 2020 at 6:56 pm on Music Preview: Les Poules à Colin — Definitely Not Celtic LiteDid you appear at the Edinburgh festival in 2018