🐘 CAN season. The elephant is back in the room. New on Archipel: writing from inside the noise.
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Ravi tribute to Alice Coltrane
Drummer Elé Sefali Howell on fire
Jonathan Blake's level drum set like bowls to be dipped with chopsticks
Two nights with Ravi Coltrane quartet/quintet at SFJAZZ: Friday's drums were set like bowls to be dipped with chopsticks, Sunday's cymbals shimmered with sibilant lisp; Coltranes are jazz royalty. krishinasnani.substack.com/p/sunday-nig...
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Joan Didion, Movie Audience Critic
Joan Didion’s time as a film critic comes up for discussion in Alissa Wilkinson’s new book on the essayist. Read more here! #JoanDidion #FilmCriticism #AlissaWilkinson #Essayist #CulturalWriting #TheBulwark
