September 26th, 2007
Two New Articles Out Now
I am pleased to announce that I have articles in the October 2007 issues of both Down Beat and JazzTimes magazines.
As you may recall, back in May/June of this year there was a substantial amount of controversy about African-American representation in certain parts of the Bay Area jazz scene. Down Beat invited me to explore this war of words and the underlying tensions that created it. You can find my results on pp.15-16 under the headline “Not Just Black and White: Bay Area Controversies Renew Debate on Jazz and Race, Economics”. This was an extremely difficult piece to write, as emotions were still pretty raw at the time I went out looking for interviews. But the response I’ve received so far has been positive. I invite you to read the article and submit your own comments on this important issue.
Meanwhile, JazzTimes is running a feature I wrote on trumpeter Sean Jones, who was a hard man to track down but a delight to talk to, despite the whopping phone bill (don’t ask). You can find that on pp. 46-49.
Both magazines are on newsstands now.
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