A Bebop Bio of Kenny Dorham
by E.D. Watson / Posted on | No CommentsDave Oliphant knows jazz. And he knows the work of Texas trumpeter Kenny Dorham well enough to riff on it, translating Dorham’s life and [...]
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Exploring the Meaning of Memories
by David Duhr / Posted on | No CommentsI don’t believe in the sanctity of a book as a physical object. Sure, I hold my breath when hovering over the Gutenberg Bible [...]
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by Robert Leleux / Posted on | No CommentsIn 2009, American novelist and journalist Masha Hamilton founded the Afghan Women’s Writing Project (AWWP), a nonprofit that recently published its first collection of [...]
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by Robert Leleux / Posted on | No CommentsFaith Bass Darling’s Last Garage Sale is reminiscent of the early works of Larry McMurtry and Edward Swift. Set in a small Texas town [...]
Read full postA Public Wake for a Texas Troubadour
by Brad Tyer / Posted on | No CommentsIn 1992 I was a freshly minted music critic in Houston, just returned from a sojourn in grungy Portland, Oregon, with a chip on [...]
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