In Defense of Good Sax, Part Four: Separating The Best of The Best
Sean MurphyBest sax solos ever? That is kind of like choosing the best sunset; it’s impossible....
In Defense of Good Sax, Part Three (The Joy of Saxless Jazz)
Starring John Zorn and Marc Ribot. So what happens when one of the most prolific...
In Defense of Good Sax, Part Two
Wherein five jazz saxophonists “slum” and make truly indelible contributions to five well-loved and much-played...
In Defense of Good Sax, Part One
A writer whom I respect recently made an offhand observation that I’d like to challenge...
Forever Never Changes: Remembering Arthur Lee
Arthur Lee died eight years ago this week (August 3, 2006). I not only am...
The Molly Ringwald Evolutionary Trio
Question: The Molly Ringwald Evolutionary Trio: What celebrity did you desperately want to have sex...
Fantômas: Fifteen Years Later
A writer should always set challenges: it keeps things interesting and guards against formulaic and...
Mr. Bungle’s California: Fifteen Years Later
*8/5/14: This dropped a little over five years ago, which is difficult to fathom. This...
Wayne Shorter: JuJu at 50
Fifty years ago, today, this masterpiece dropped on an unworthy world. Borrowing Coltrane’s band, Wayne...
Via the Spectrum Road with Vernon Reid (Revisited)
Listening to Vernon Reid speak is like listening to Vernon Reid play the guitar: you...