Monthly Archives: March 2018

At WSJ on Elise LeGrow’s Playing Chess

Posted on March 31, 2018 by jmartin437

MUSIC REVIEW ‘Playing Chess’ by Elise LeGrow Review: Old Made New The singer reinvents many of the classics from the Chess Records catalog on her new album. By Martin Johnson March 1, 2018 4:55 p.m. ET 0 COMMENTS Elise LeGrow’s new … Continue reading →

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Max Roach and Sarah Vaughan

Posted on March 31, 2018 by jmartin437

There are a lot of reasons that I began writing professionally 34 years ago, and I’m still writing today.  A lot of those reasons are things that happened early in my career.  I found great mentors.  My friends and family … Continue reading →

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The Gender Pieces at Medium

Posted on March 10, 2018 by jmartin437

I set up this blog to be an archive of my published work, but during the last year or so, I’ve been cheating on it.  I took an account at Medium and began using it to publish pieces that were … Continue reading →

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At Timeline on Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland at 50

Posted on March 6, 2018 by jmartin437

One of the reasons I love writing about music is that it forces me to live inside the music for a while and allow the music to live inside of me.  I’m constantly curious about who I am now and … Continue reading →

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At WSJ on Kris Davis and Craig Taborn’s Octopus

Posted on March 2, 2018 by jmartin437

Link copied… MUSIC REVIEW ‘Octopus’ by Craig Taborn and Kris Davis Review: Diving for Deep Listening Live recordings of the jazz piano duet offer insights into the roots of the players’ technique. ‘Octopus’ is the new album from jazz pianists … Continue reading →

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