Category Archives: Music & Meaning
Regression or Revival?
The Video/Audio below is an excerpt from the 12th show of my radio series Voices and Freedoms: A History of Jazz, based on my 1976 book of the same name. The 16-part series played across the nation for five years … Continue reading
St. John…Coltrane
The Video/Audio below is an excerpt from the 13th show of my radio series Voices and Freedoms: A History of Jazz, based on my 1976 book of the same name. It’s the only episode that doesn’t begin with the series’ … Continue reading
Early Jazz, New Orleans, and the Will To Survive
The Video/Audio below is an excerpt from the 4th show of my radio series Voices and Freedoms: A History of Jazz, based on my 1976 book of the same name. The episode is about Early Jazz, the importance of New … Continue reading