Strong opinions, weakly held
The yelling and pointing in our current civic environment keeps me going back to futurist Paul Saffo and his mantra: “strong opinions, weakly held.” In his extensive work exploring the present and divining the future, … read more
AJBlog: The Artful Manager Published 2018-06-25
Monday Recommendation: The Story Of A Keyboard Pioneer
Milt Buckner: The Life and Music of a Unique Jazz Pianist and Organist (Woodward)
Willard “Woody” Woodard writes a straightforward account of the career of the keyboard artist who pioneered the Hammond B3 organ in jazz. … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2018-06-25
California to Colorado on the Zephyr: Train Art and Culture
On June 12, I boarded the train for a 34 hour scheduled ride to Denver, on my way to the annual convention of Americans for the Arts. My assignment to myself was to write … read more
AJBlog: The Bright Ride Published 2018-06-24
Second chances
Now that Mrs. T is awaiting a double lung transplant, I’ve cut down on my out-of-town reviewing … The catch is that I last visited Smalltown, U.S.A., the place where I grew up and where my brother and sister-in-law still live, in 2015, and I’ve been longing to go back. … read more
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2018-06-25