Mixtape: Vietnam War Side A

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Django Reinhardt Festival

Many years ago I went to the Django Reinhardt Festival in the small provincial town of Samois-sur-Seine, France. A week … More

Make Music New York

Yesterday was the longest day of the year. While many bemoan the shortening of days,  I have a different view. … More

Cafe Society, the wrong place for the Right people

In December of 1938 once Trenton based shoe-clerk, Barney Josephson opened a jazz club at 2 Sheridan Square in the … More

Mixtape: For the End of the World

   

Little Jazz: Arturo’s

I arrived at Arturo’s Pizza at exactly the right moment. A seat opened up at the end of the bar … More

Little Jazz: Smalls

The doorman at Smalls is almost as well known as an institution as the club itself. He’s been there every … More

Mizrahi  and the Mixtape

How the Cassette Tape Shaped Middle Eastern Culture