but his performative use of jazz culture allowed him to justify a lifetime of imperialist anti-Black policies, and therefore did its job. America’s Blues Man The word “jazzy” has a certain condescension attached to it. If an audience considers a musician’s work “jazzy” it can be felt as more of…

the artistic case for a progressive, anti-neoliberal political revolution The following are a series of 18 music-related memes that I began creating in 2016 as part of a fun and non-confrontational attempt to inform my musical friends & colleagues about the dangers of the “status quo” candidates for President of…

a selection of readings to accompany our “Political Music” YouTube playlist Supplemental readings surrounding the music on our YouTube playlist. (Know of a political tune or particularly relevant article we might’ve missed? Please let us know and we will add it to the list!) Jazz & Blues Jazz and the…

advice and WARNINGS for the class of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic Safety First Even now, with a second wave of COVID-19 cases on the rise, university music departments are still frantically searching the conflicting, indecisive & highly-controlled research for ways to justify in-person rehearsals — likely in order to…

You can’t get institutional recognition without capital the institution recognizes. TOP OF THE CHART My recent all-MIDI jazz big band album, “jAzz.exe” briefly hit a #1 spot in an online indie-music album voting contest at a few points last month. While this fleeting achievement is partly due to the help…