Jailhouse Doc With Holes in Her Socks

Jazz CD Round-up: Jane Ira Bloom, Robert Glasper, Wadada Leo Smith, Anna Webber, and More

Over a dozen short notices of recent jazz recordings that I find musically stimulating.

Thomas Clifton March 29, 2020 at 11:54 am on Book Review: “Where the Crawdads Sing” — Are the Rural Poor Noble Savages?I was generally confused, to this day, why people are raving about this book. It was literary trash.
Ian Thal March 27, 2020 at 11:42 am on Arts Commentary: Big Art — Big GreedThe Kennedy Center is part of the Smithsonian and thus, actually part of the Federal government -- it doesn't choose...
Steve Provizer March 27, 2020 at 7:56 am on Arts Commentary: Big Art — Big GreedThe salaries seem outrageous and a number of the “award” events could be produced by any commercial venue. Other kinds...
Rebekah brown March 27, 2020 at 1:48 am on Arts Commentary: Big Art — Big GreedNo matter how you slice it, accepting Coronavirus relief money makes the Kennedy Center look really bad. I will never...
Ian Thal March 26, 2020 at 7:11 pm on Arts Commentary: Big Art — Big GreedIn the two years since I relocated from the Boston area to Washington DC and thus, spent more time at...