The new book takes shape
My new book has come together nicely in recent weeks. With decent drafts of 9 1/2 of these chapters, I have two new candidates for a working title: “Circles and Connections: Miles Davis, Chick Corea,...
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After a breather, I’m back to work on my new book. The title remains tentative, but the content continues to begin with Miles Davis’s electric band, 1969-1970, continuing with the formation of the band...
View ArticleWhat Ornette Coleman teaches us about civic engagement
As I have come to better understand the music of Ornette Coleman, I teach it as an idealized model of the democratic process. It’s really a civics lesson; in a way not all that different from the one...
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