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Stanley Crouch
The Lonely Maple Wood: My Origin Story
In the forest of north Florida, there stood a tiny, lonely maple tree. With bright green leaves and not quite enough sunshine, this little tree fought its way upward toward the life giving light. And this tree, on the land my family bought when I was fourteen, was the thing that inspired me to become a writer.
The title, inspired by the piece “Tales from the Vienna Woods” by Johann Strauss,…
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My latest published piece: Petra Van Nuis Another stellar musician, and enjoyable interview!
The Jazz Writer
I’m not a Jazz connoisseur by any means. I own a handful of CD’s, and I’m not current on the whole ‘hipster’ scene, but I have enjoyed the genre for some time now. I tried to think back, to recall just when it was I acquired a taste for Jazz, considering my younger years were spent listening to Genesis and Pink Floyd. Somewhere, on the journey to adulthood, my horizons expanded. Writing was…
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John Chilton, Jazz Writer, R.I.P.
John Chilton was a superb British jazz journalist and biographer. His “Who’s Who In Jazz” became an indispensible reference. John was a generous soul who helped us considerably when we were first trying to establish Mosaic Records. This obit in The Telegraph focuses on his lesser known careers as a trumpeter and as a songwriter. John will be missed.
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Interested in being a Jazz Journalist?
Interested in being a Jazz Journalist? @londonjazzfest
Calling all new and aspiring jazz writers, the latest Write Stuff jazz journalism initiative returns for its 13th year in November at London’s Southbank Centre with a new series of workshops and mentoring sessions held during the EFG London Jazz Festival. Founded and organised by Jazzwise and Serious, the Write Stuff gives new jazz writers a free opportunity to work with professional journalists…
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Jazz writer
There was that time at LACMA a couple years ago, one of their Friday jazz nights, and I’m chatting with some people. A guy just cuts right in and snarls Hey, is your name really Brick Wahl? Uh, yeah, it is. Well, how the hell did you get a stupid name…
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