Mark Twain: The Big Daddy of American Letters (Revisited)
Sean MurphyOn April 21, 1910, author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, died in...
Beauty is a Rare Thing: Celebrating International Jazz Day (Revisited)
All hope is not lost. At least enough people are still making –and listening to–...
The Song Remains The Same or, The Agony of Influence (Revisited)
Two thoughts from T.S. Eliot: April is the cruelest month… Whatever. Good poets borrow; great...
Happy Birthday Chazz: Mingus at 93
Today would have been (and, still is) Charles Mingus’s 93rd birthday. I’ve written about him...
April 15, 1985: THE FIGHT
IT PROBABLY SAYS SOMETHING about evolution that younger generations see the future as expansive, malleable...
Now’s The Time, A Short Story (Part Five)
The life and times of a minor jazz legend are recounted through his narrated memories....
Now’s The Time, A Short Story (Part Four)
The life and times of a minor jazz legend are recounted through his narrated memories....
Now’s The Time, A Short Story (Part Three)
The life and times of a minor jazz legend are recounted through his narrated memories....
Now’s The Time, A Short Story (Part Two)
The life and times of a minor jazz legend are recounted through his narrated memories....
Now’s The Time, A Short Story (Part One)
The life and times of a minor jazz legend are recounted through his narrated memories....