Shuja Haider

Billy Hart’s Life in Rhythm The legendary jazz drummer played with with Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, and Stan Getz. His new memoir tells all—and lays out his own philosophy.

Couldn't have been prouder to have worked on the great Billy Hart's new memoir (as told to @ethaniversonpiano.bsky.social, lightly edited for structure and clarity by me). The introduction is at @thenation.com today. www.thenation.com/article/cult...

Jazz Off the Record In the late 1960s, the recording industry lost interest in America’s greatest art form. But in a small, dark club on Manhattan, jazz legends were playing the best music you’ve never heard.

New one by @ethaniversonpiano.bsky.social has it all. Love and murder. Angels and demons. Possibly aliens www.thenation.com/article/cult...

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Take this hammer / Go out dancing Today: Shuja Haider, senior editor at The Nation; and Dessane Lopez Cassell, New York-based writer, editor and curator. Issue No. 29 Spike Driver Blues Shuja Haider The Club Dessane Lopez Cassell ...

Such a good issue today: the heartbreaking loss of a piece of blues history from @shujaxhaider.bsky.social
and a gorgeous piece from cultural critic, editor and curator Dessane Lopez Cassell on the rituals and ecstatic beauty of nightlife, the dancefloor and The Club: flaminghydra.com/issue-29/

Thanks for reading, Adam!

Louis Armstrong Gets the Last Word on Louis Armstrong For decades, Americans have argued over the icon’s legacy. But his archives show that he had his own plans.

For @thenation.com this week: Ethan Iverson visits an American landmark

Oppenheimer's brother, Frank

not sure if others have noticed this but this app does NOT appear to have rate limits. make sure to count how many posts you read so you can stop at 301, otherwise you risk exceeding your daily limit

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