My new writing gig - John Marks - Critic's Corner

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My new writing gig

FWIW & YMMV, I am now writing not only for my own blog The Tannhäuser Gate, I have a new online writing gig, believe it or not, for a car insurance company's media subsidiary.

Hagerty Insurance is the major insurance company for collector and special-interest cars. They have a very vibrant media operation. Their printed magazine is printed in press runs of 600,000 (according to their media kit).

My (online and emailed) columns will discuss various genres and styles of music in the context of Qobuz playlists I will be putting together. My first column covers jazz. The next two, female vocalists. The one after that, piano.

Putting together these lists is both fun, and it also is an object lesson in how idiosyncratic my own tastes are. I am amazed that nobody (so far) has dinged me for choosing three Creed-Taylor-produced albums in a row... but before you scream, please check out the albums. Hint: the first is "Jazz Samba."

Even if you already know all those albums, I think that taking a look at this column will be worthwhile, in that I bravely attempt a general definition of what "jazz" is. There are of course exceptions to every kind of rule, but, having a workable definition IMHO beats "Jazz is whatever you feel it is."

ciao,

john

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Topic - My new writing gig - John Marks 18:08:56 12/07/20 (14)

RE: My new writing gig - HiOnFi 08:02:22 12/25/20 (0)

Thoughts on the origins/definition of jazz - Brian H P 15:53:09 12/11/20 (2)

Thanks for your contribution; I was way over my word limit, as it was - John Marks 09:48:11 12/13/20 (0)

RE: Thoughts on the origins/definition of jazz - mark.korda@myfairpoint.net 09:28:45 12/12/20 (0)

Best Wishes John (nt) - Bill the K 20:25:06 12/10/20 (0)

RE: My new writing gig - mark.korda@myfairpoint.net 12:10:28 12/10/20 (1)

RE: My new writing gig - mark.korda@myfairpoint.net 12:18:49 12/10/20 (0)

RE: My new writing gig - Leefy 10:04:22 12/08/20 (1)

Then, you are exactly the kind of reader I was writing for! - John Marks 12:55:16 12/08/20 (0)

My new writing gig - Steelhead 08:49:55 12/08/20 (0)

RE: My new writing gig - mcondo 07:45:29 12/08/20 (0)

RE: My new writing gig - hahax@verizon.net 20:36:08 12/07/20 (1)

Thanks! - John Marks 05:11:38 12/08/20 (0)

RE: My new writing gig - mrod 19:31:19 12/07/20 (0)

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