Over the years I've written extensively about life as a working jazz musician — from blog entries documenting the day-to-day, to published articles for DownBeat magazine and the Village Voice.
79 entries spanning nearly 25 years — reflections on touring, tributes to mentors and colleagues, and dispatches from a life in jazz.
Read the archive →A candid account of navigating the major label world — from a bleeding-thumb showcase at Birdland to creative liberation on the other side.
Read the article →A bimonthly column about life as a jazz musician in the context of jazz as a living, breathing art form. Ten favorite articles selected here.
See the columns →Learning the real-world lessons of the jazz musician's life in a university setting — a look at how the apprenticeship model entered academia.
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D.D. Jackson