Hyde Park Jazz Fest, summer’s last dance (photos)
Chicago’s Hyde Park Jazz Festival in the first days of fall (Sept. 23 & 24th) which were unusually hot, is an exceptional event, curated for creative artistry, local and otherwise, drawing a highly diverse crowd Late afternoon … read more
AJBlog: Jazz Beyond JazzPublished 2017-10-01
From Belgium, A Love Supreme
A Love Supreme by Salva Sanchis, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker/ Rosas comes to the U.S. A Love Supreme. (L to R): Thomas Vantuycom, Bilal El Had, Jason Despilieux, and José Paulo dos Santos. Photo: Maria … read more
AJBlog: DancebeatPublished 2017-10-01
The Aspen Pipeline
Today, a man elected last November is othering United States citizens, POC in Puerto Rico. We should stand up to that because it’s important to call out our outrage—even though he won’t be likely to … read more
AJBlog: The Bright RidePublished 2017-09-30
Patti Smith in All the Poets
FOR the last few months I’ve been doing a series on musicians and their interest in literature and writers for the Los Angeles Review of Books. So far, all of these have been strong … read more
AJBlog: CultureCrashPublished 2017-09-29
Hear me talking to you (cont’d)
I’ve started a podcast about theater in America, a collaborative venture with Peter Marks and Elisabeth Vincentelli called Three on the Aisle. To listen to the first episode, go here. Here’s the press release, which … read more
AJBlog: About Last NightPublished 2017-09-29