Nate Chinen
Writing and talking about music. Forever listening.
WRTI, NPR, formerly NYT. Author of a Substack newsletter, The Gig, and a book called 'Playing Changes: Jazz For the New Century.'
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@booker-julian.bsky.social
Live music person (Rising Sun Presents) Radio host (WXPN, WNCW + Culture Caravan Radio) Philadelphian who [usually] loves their city Baseball enthusiast Human who likes to explore Kind friend to kind people He / Him
@darrylayo.bsky.social
He looks determined without being ruthless. Something heroic in his manner. There’s a courage about him, doesn’t look like a killer.
@thejazzgallery.bsky.social
Performance venue for artists who challenge convention & take creative risks in New York City.
@jennpelly.bsky.social
journalist, critic, diarist author of The Raincoats (2017) jennpelly.info
@mikebarthel.bsky.social
Writer, critic, researcher. Fiction in a bunch of places. Writing a speculative novel and a book for DUP “Singles” about “Party in the USA.” Ex-Pew, Awl, blogs. mikebarthelauthor.com
@propublica.org
Investigative journalism in the public interest. Headlines and (sometimes literal) receipts. Got a tip for us? Go to: https://www.propublica.org/tips/
@moceanworker.bsky.social
FLY EAGLES FLY !!! Recording artist. Composer for amazing documentaries. Projects include :Star Wars,Robin Williams , ENEMIES , SERIAL , Better Call Saul , Marcus Miller , Hal Willner and Richard Pryor. Woke AF.
@jodyrosen.bsky.social
Contributing Writer, New York Times Magazine. Book: TWO WHEELS GOOD: THE HISTORY AND MYSTERY OF THE BICYCLE. http://www.jody-rosen.com
@craigsj.bsky.social
Culture writer at Vulture / New York Magazine, dungeon crawler, Pulitzer nominee, things of that nature https://www.vulture.com/author/craig-jenkins/
@joriegraham.bsky.social
Resilience requires Imagination. Resistance requires Imagination. Recent book“To 2040”,’23(Laurel Prize for Ecological Writing) Carcanet (UK) Copper Canyon (US). “The Dream of The Unified Field”(Pulitzer Prize for Poetry).“[To]The Last [Be] Human”,’22.
@jgolick.bsky.social
Mostly books, music, dogs. DJ, D:O Radio, on WFMU's Drummer stream, @gtdradio.bsky.social. Cookie enthusiast. he/him (Formerly @drewledrew.)
@rusty.todayintabs.com
Back in the woods. https://www.todayontrail.com https://www.todayintabs.com
@lareserverecords.bsky.social
family run label. independent. fiercely empowering musicians 🔊 https://linktr.ee/la__reserve
@jazzguymatt.bsky.social
@kulturedchild.bsky.social
writer + music nerd. host + producer of 🎶milestones🎶 podcast (wbgo). dj, moderator, host, knicks fanatic, south bronx native, jazz kid. ✍🏾: TIDAL, NPR, NYT (guest contributor), huffpo, downbeat, JALC, etc. liners on a few GRAMMY-winning albums + more.
@petererskine.bsky.social
Drummer, husband, father, grandfather, photographer, author and retired professor. Otherwise known as Maya Erskine’s dad.
@dave-douglas.bsky.social
Earthling, composer, trumpeter GreenleafMusic.com FontMusic.org
@gregosby.bsky.social
Composer, Producer, Educator. Inprovisationalist - MINIMALISM http://linktr.ee/gregosby http://flowpage.com/gregosby
@oliviazz.bsky.social
Set out with a dream and return with a story. Every journey is a treasure in life.
@dhajdu.bsky.social
Writer, professor at Columbia Journalism School, National Council for the Humanities
@jazzwisemagazine.bsky.social
The UK's only monthly print and digiital jazz magazine Visit https://www.jazzwise.com/ for exclusive content and our unique album reviews database with over 12,000 reviews - subscribe here https://www.jazzwise.com/subscribe
@patthomashistorian.bsky.social
author of “Allen Ginsberg: Material Wealth”and “Listen Whitey! Sounds of Black Power” and “Did It! Jerry Rubin” - reissue producer / liner note writer for Fire Records
@donnymccaslin.bsky.social
Pre-order new album I Want More coming June 16 on https://editionrecords.com/releases/donny-mccaslin-i-want-more/
@natalieweiner.bsky.social
Dallas-based freelance writer. Subscribe to America's oldest and only country music newsletter, Don't Rock The Inbox: dontrocktheinbox.substack.com natalie.l.weiner at gmail
@jimfarbermusic.bsky.social
I've been praising and panning music for scores of outlets for over 30 years now. 📧 jim@jimfarbermusic.com
@warren.senate.gov
U.S. Senator, Massachusetts. She/her/hers. Official Senate account.
@fredmkaplan.bsky.social
Slate's War Stories columnist; author of The Bomb, Dark Territory, The Insurgents, 1959, Daydream Believers, The Wizards of Armageddon, and--most recently--A Capital Calamity (a novel); also jazz critic for Tracking Angle.
@dgraham.bsky.social
Journalist, nouvelle-lettrist, and unionist at The Atlantic. Rubber City -> Bull City. dgraham@theatlantic.com THE PROJECT out now: https://smarturl.it/GHz99R
@six18sfoundry.bsky.social
Stories, poems, essays. Posts & pics on my peeps: Piero, Fra A, Nabokov, Ozu, Tanaka, Pasolini, Sirk, Varda, Demy, Dickinson, Rilke, Loy, Jameses. Love the friendly connecting with everyone. www.six18sfoundry.com Grab your copy of Junk Birds!
@aaroncohenchicago.bsky.social
Author of "Amazing Grace" (33 1/3; Bloomsbury), "Move On Up: Chicago Soul Music and Black Cultural Power" (University of Chicago Press) and co-author of Ramsey Lewis' memoir, "Gentleman Of Jazz: A Life In Music" (Blackstone)
@liledit.bsky.social
Writer/Editor/DJ. In Sheep’s Clothing Hi-Fi, Mizzou. Past: LA Times critic/editor; retail vinyl buyer; delivery boy. I develop and implement integrated marketing tactics to actualize strategic goals & maximize cross-functional synergy.
@philipsherburne.bsky.social
Pitchfork / Lapsus Radio / Balmat Substack: http://futurismrestated.substack.com Label: http://balmat.cat Mixes: http://soundcloud.com/psherburne Menorca, Spain
@earlofedgecombe.bsky.social
Composer, Music Supervisor, Sound Designer, Mixer (The Abyss ,The Wire, Treme, Neptune Frost) Bass/Guitar/Cello/Gravikord. Bastard son of William Blake & The Velvet Underground, literally. https://www.blakeleyh.com Harlem ~ New Orleans ~ London
@setonhawkins.bsky.social
Director of Public Programs at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Host of South African Jazz on SiriusXM Real Jazz. Adjunct faculty at Juilliard. Curator of AfricArise record series. southafricanjazz.org africarise.bandcamp.com/music
@joelevy.bsky.social
Contributing editor @ Rolling Stone. Entertainment editor @ Observer. Also sometimes the guy who said that thing on that show. https://pod.link/1649759191
@ibramxk.bsky.social
National 📙 Award-winning Historian • 10 NYT Bestsellers such as STAMPED FROM THE BEGINNING and HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST • FAMU alum 🐍 • MacArthur Fellow. 🦁🌱 ibramxkendi.com
@techdef.bsky.social
Born after a hockey game, slept at a jazz festival, grew up in a museum. Graphic artist, amateur jazz historian, occasional sound designer & dj.
@alexlore.bsky.social
Saxophonist • Composer • Educator You like food, too? 🍞 www.alexlore.com
@dahlialithwick.bsky.social
Lois Lane for the courts and broken tigger Slate, Amicus, MSNBC, NYT bestseller Lady Justice
@hels.bsky.social
“Zizek if he was a woman and loved sandwiches” New Yorker staff writer, dept. of mastication 🍉
@lindaholmes.bsky.social
Host, NPR. Writer of novels. Companion of internet dog. Oh God, I should probably be doing one of my jobs right now.
@michellegoldberg.bsky.social
New York Times opinion columnist; MSNBC contributor; author.