{"id":2995,"date":"2022-07-21T12:20:50","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T16:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/?p=2995"},"modified":"2022-07-21T12:20:54","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T16:20:54","slug":"listening-to-coltranes-ascension-and-what-ive-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/2022\/07\/listening-to-coltranes-ascension-and-what-ive-done.html","title":{"rendered":"Listening to Coltrane’s “Ascension,” and what I’ve done. . ."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Yesterday’s Concert<\/a> dropped a podcast in which I offer guidance in listening<\/a> even to challenging jazz recordings such as John Coltrane’s ambitious, gnarly Ascension<\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n

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And semi-shameless self-promotion: Music Journalism Insider <\/a>has published a comprehensive career interview with me<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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For Todd L. Burns’ invaluable, subscription-supported newsletter\/platform<\/a> about music journalism, I lay out at his request the steps that got me to my present point — writer\/editor\/radio producer\/president of the Jazz Journalists Association<\/a>, board member of the Jazz Institute of Chicago<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Lance Ingram’s well-edited and scripted podcast<\/a> digging into music as it sounds, I try to demystify “free jazz,” the idea of musical genres and subgenres, and the challenges of music that doesn’t conform to conventions, but has a lot of truth to tell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My best friend tells me she was impressed with my enthusiasm in the verbal interview, but I am indeed excited still by listening to music and thinking about what that activity means or can do for us. I believe listening is a subjective experience that none-the-less coincides with external reality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And re my career rundown: I seem to have done a lot, although I thought I was just kinda hanging out. Frankly, I don’t know what I could have done if I hadn’t done what I did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Howard Mandel at Latin Jazz Festival, Humboldt Park, Chicago, July 16 2022, photo \u00c2\u00a9 Lauren Deutsch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And I have every intention of keepin’ on — listening, writing and working with others who are interested in the same. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yesterday’s Concert dropped a podcast in which I offer guidance in listening even to challenging jazz recordings such as John Coltrane’s ambitious, gnarly Ascension. And semi-shameless self-promotion: Music Journalism Insider has published a comprehensive career interview with me. For Todd L. 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