Writings and research on the history of avant-garde jazz, from Sunny Murray to Pharoah Sanders, the Black Unity Trio, François Tusques, BYG Records, and more.
Publications I have contributed to include The Wire, Discogs, New York City Jazz Record, Point of Departure, Chimurenga Chronic, We Jazz, and Current Research in Jazz.
I can be found on Substack at Acoustical Swing.
Black Unity Trio and associated 1960s Cleveland history through interviews with Hasan Shahid and Mutawaf A. Shaheed, editing work on pieces by Yusuf Mumin and Hasan Abdur-Razzaq, a previously unpublished interview with Abdul Wadud, and a Wadud tribute (The Wire, Chimurenga, We Jazz).
Liner notes for the Pharoah Sanders box set, Pharoah (Luaka Bop) and follow-up article (Point of Departure), essay on Sanders (The Wire), and research data (Current Research in Jazz).
Liner notes for the Byard Lancaster box set, The Complete PALM Recordings, 1973-1974 (Souffle Continu).
Essay on Sunny Murray 's work in Europe between 1968 and 1972 based on uncirculated material (The Wire).
Essay on American free jazz in Paris in 1969 and the BYG Actuel connection, with accompanying mix (Chimurenga).
Feature on Gérard Terronès, French producer and promoter, focused on the history of his clubs, with accompanying playlist (The Wire) and research data (Current Research in Jazz).
Interview with drummer Noel McGhie on the Paris free jazz scene of the 1970s, and follow-up interview on McGhie’s work with Steve Lacy and François Tusques (Point of Departure).
Review essay on Teruto Soejima’s history of Japanese free jazz (Point of Departure), with accompanying playlist (The Wire) and discography (Jazz à Paris).