Category Archives: Music & Meaning

Remembering Julian Bond

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Richard Guzman

Julian Bond (b. 1940) passed away this past August 15, 2015.  He led an extraordinary life of  service, especially in the cause of Civil Rights: one of the founders of SNCC (The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee), first president of the … Continue reading →

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Filipinos in the Land of the Hyper-Real

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Richard Guzman

Note: The following is part of a talk delivered at the Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference, DePaul University, November 2014.   It may be my favorite piece of music ever on TV.  Below, watch a VIDEO of the “Filipino Concert … Continue reading →

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Ornette Coleman: Lessons in Freedom (excerpt)

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Richard Guzman

This is the first of 16 short excerpts from my radio series Voices and Freedoms: A History of Jazz.  Based on my book of the same name, the series (and book) were produced at the University of Virginia in the … Continue reading →

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