So for the last few days I’ve been presenting Philip Larkin‘s take on the state of modern jazz, circa 1971, via his introduction to All What Jazz. (Check out both part 1 and part 2.) As I said from the start, Larkin seems to have a pretty narrow point of view regarding the genre. His [...]

Yes, I saw David Sanborn at the Uptown Theater last night. Yes, I was paid to go. Yes, I wrote a review. But I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised. Moonlighting on my (not so) daily blogging duties with the Wayward Blog here.

I threw today’s post over to my friend Jason Harper at the Pitch regarding an article I read about a new sign going up over the 18th & Vine jazz district. In the world of inane ideas, this one is a doozy. You can read more about it here.