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I wrote this piece in August 2014 in Ashland, Oregon, where I was employed...
This week, the world learned that Courtney Bryan is a genius — which is...
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The late Ira Gitler (1928-2019) was one of the foremost jazz critics and historians....
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This essay is a sort of prologue to the series of articles I’m preparing...