At Home
September 2005 By Christopher Porter
Charles and Sue Mingus
Charles Mingus didn’t die in his apartment at 10th Avenue and West 43rd Street in New York City, but he did begin to wither away there in 1978, suffering from the effects of ALS (aka Lou Gehrig’s disease). But because Mingus was a fighter, his widow, Sue...
July/August 2005 By Katherine Silkaitis
Russ Freeman
Russ Freeman loves fruit. His Boca Raton, Fla., estate is full of royal palm trees, coconut palms and banana trees (both the Hawaiian and Caribbean types), which Freeman and his Venezuelan girlfriend regularly go outside and pick. "We eat a lot of fruit...
June 2005 By David R. Adler
Chuck Loeb
Main Street in Irvington, N.Y., slopes down a steep hill to offer a commanding view of the Hudson River. Chuck Loeb lives here with his wife, vocalist Carmen Cuesta, on a quiet side street, in a beautiful, cleanly appointed house with a deck overlooking...
May 2005 By David R. Adler
Ben Allison
The biggest change in Ben Allison's home life weighs 22 pounds and moves energetically about the apartment, flashing a lovable smile. Now nearing her first birthday, Ruby Serena Allison is the bassist's pride and joy and the fruit of his recent marriage...
April 2005 By David R. Adler
Reggie Workman
Reggie Workman smiles warmly when our JazzTimes contingent rolls up to his door on a quiet, residential block in Montclair, N.J. But Julia, his black-and-white Shih Tzu, simply can not contain her glee. Her ecstatic welcome dance lasts a good five minutes...
March 2005 By Nate Chinen
Ravi Coltrane
I'm sorry about the mess," Ravi Coltrane says at the front door of his brownstone, on a picturesque residential street in Brooklyn's Park Slope. It would be a routine disclaimer, except that the saxophonist really is apologizing: The night before, he and...
January/February 2005 By Anastasia Tsioulcas
Randy Weston
Nestled in Brooklyn's Clinton Hill neighborhood, Randy Weston's house is a tribute to the roots that feed him as an artist. Inside the 78-year-old composer and pianist's home, Brooklyn gives way to Africa and comes back again. His gracious living room is...
November 2004 By David R. Adler
Matt Wilson
Within 15 minutes of entering drummer Matt Wilson's home, I was outfitted in a purple shawl and had a tutu on my head. My fashion consultant was six-year-old Audrey Wilson, one of four irrepressible siblings. Henry, Max and Ethan are triplets, age three;...
October 2004 By Janine Coveney
Doc Powell
Guitarist Doc Powell's home studio, in the back of his modest Pasadena ranch house, is soundproofed with thick velvet drapes that cover the windows and dramatically curtain the entire back wall. Curtains also hang in swags along the ceiling. Track lights...
September 2004 By Janine Coveney
Monica Mancini
Vocalist Monica Mancini has found balance in her life, and she's not afraid to say so. "I love my life. I have absolutely nothing to complain about and someone should slap my face if I ever start bitching about anything," she says with a candor that manages...
