Tagged: jazz
Jazz, the Devil, and the Axeman of New Orleans
A jazz loving serial killer walked the beautiful but vaguely ominous streets of 1918 New Orleans, chiseling his way into back doors of the homes of local merchants…
The Lost John Coltrane Album, and Ponderings on Jazz
In a genre as fiercely independent minded as Jazz can be, one of the few universally held truths is the greatness of John Coltrane. While his “A Love Supreme” is often discussed as the greatest of Jazz Albums, newly released material by Coltrane and his band from earlier in his career has emerged.
Tiny Doo, Billie Holiday, and the Longstanding Crime of Black Music
San Diego authorities will be asking a jury to give Brandon Duncan 25-to life for the crime of recording a rap album. And if you think that’s strange, think again.
Hi-Dee Hi-Dee Hi-Dee Ho! – or, continued musings on relativism in art
By Sam Wilkinson In my (unpopular) arguments about the relativism with which I approach art – that all art is equal, that all consumers are equal, and that nobody is substantively wrong – I...
