Monthly Archives: April 2016

At The Root on Jonathan Abrams Boys Among Men

Posted on April 24, 2016 by jmartin437

Usually when I think about Grantland, the late, much lamented ESPN sports and pop culture site, my mind dwells on the great weekly scribes they had like Zach Lowe, Jonah Keri, Bill Barnwell and others.  But Jonathan Abrams was also … Continue reading →

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At WSJ on the Dave Harrington Group

Posted on April 24, 2016 by jmartin437

 http://www.wsj.com/articles/become-alive-by-dave-harrington-review-1460581274 Arts Arts in Review Music Review ‘Become Alive’ by Dave Harrington Review Dave Harrington’s new album is a showcase of the variety of styles and genres he’s mastered. By Martin Johnson April 13, 2016 5:01 p.m. ET 0 COMMENTS … Continue reading →

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56

Posted on April 10, 2016 by jmartin437

I turned 56 this week, and received several hundred well wishes on social media.  This is how I thanked my friends. *** Fifty Six isn’t the sort of milestone birthday that 40 or 50 or 60 is, but this birthday … Continue reading →

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An Interesting Week at The Root

Posted on April 10, 2016 by jmartin437

After a slow month, I got back into the groove at The Root with features on food, film and business. On Melba Wilson on Melba’s, her new cookbook, how soul food is the basis for American comfort food and how … Continue reading →

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Mark Feldman at The Stone

Posted on April 7, 2016 by jmartin437

Violinist Mark Feldman is a musician whose music I like, but I don’t follow his career obsessively; there simply aren’t enough hours in a day for me to aggressively track all the musicians I enjoy and  Feldman is one of … Continue reading →

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At WSJ on Allison Miller and Boom Tic Boom

Posted on April 5, 2016 by jmartin437

I have wanted to write on Miller for a long time.  I first heard BTB at Winter Jazz Fest 2012 in one of those very WJF ways.  My friend and I were squished into a Bleecker St. club for a … Continue reading →

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