Matthew Kassel is a freelance writer whose work has been published by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Slate, and The Columbia Journalism Review, among other publications.
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Nashville isn’t a city that most people would immediately associate with jazz. Until recently, the world’s country music capital didn’t have a single jazz club. … Read More “The Scene: Rudy’s Jazz Room in Nashville”
Joe Randall had only just retired from his decades-long career as a chef and culinary instructor when a local businessman came to him with an … Read More “The Scene: Good Times Jazz Bar & Restaurant”
The Kansas City jazz scene was one of the country’s most vibrant hubs of blues and improvisation, home to such pioneers as Jay McShann, Bennie … Read More “The Scene: Kansas City’s Blue Room”
Those who pay close attention to New York jazz will probably have noticed that, over the past few years, a number of top-shelf musicians have … Read More “The Scene: Brooklyn’s Bar LunÀtico”
The Polish city of Wrocław—population 640,000—doesn’t have a very robust jazz scene, but for 10 days this past November it was transformed into one of … Read More “Jazztopad Festival: From Poland, with Swing”
