10 for NYC by 10, on 9/11
Sean MurphyNew York City would be unimaginable without jazz, and vice versa. Here then is a...
R.I.P. Glenn C. (Remembering Glenn Cornick and Jethro Tull’s ‘Stand Up’)
Glenn Cornick was, of course, Jethro Tull’s first bassist. He and Ian did not get...
Mellow My Mind Or, A Lesson in Life Imitating Art (Revisited)
Check this out. i. Baby mellow my mind, Make me feel like a Schoolboy on...
On Losing Faith and Finding Myself Instead
AUGUST 30, 2002. I was in a church for the first time in forever. The...
Oliver Sacks, RIP
I am deeply saddened to see this American treasure pass, but also profoundly inspired by...
The Once and Future King: ‘SMiLE’ and Brian Wilson’s Very American Dream
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Icarus soars too close to the sun....
God Is Dead (Again): Remembering Stevie Ray Vaughan
Twenty-five years ago today. First day of classes, junior year. Standing in the bathroom with...
Sanctuary
I visited my mother’s grave the first several years for the same reason I used...
Art and Life (Three Years Later)
(2003) Every so often I can’t help hoping that there will be a knock on...
For My Mother on Her Birthday
I’m scared, I said. “It’s okay,” she said. “You know I’ll never leave you, right?...