A Year Later

I am returning to this blog with the goal of writing more frequently and casually, discussing projects in more detail than is really possible on Facebook. Anyway, here's what's up:

Writing:

New Black Music: LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka) and Music, 1959-1965. Still plugging away on the rewrite. I had resolved that 2010 would be the year to hit it or quit it, and I didn't get it done, but I got close enough to want to keep going. We shall see...

The Cost of Free Jazz: Charles Sharp put together a panel with himself, Jeff Kaiser, and me, all talking about the business side of the music, for the Experience Music Project Pop Conference in February. Vinny Golia was our respondent. I am supposed to be looking for a journal that would publish our papers together.

American Music: These cats have asked me to write a couple of CD reviews for them. It's fun and I hope they will continue to do so. I can't really see pumping out short pieces for say, All About Jazz, but American Music gives me enough space to feel like I've really engaged with an album.