Music on my mind

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

OffBeat's special Satchmo Summerfest issue

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OffBeat's August issue is dedicated to Louis Armstrong, whose birthday will be celebrated in New Orleans this weekend at the free-to-all...
Saturday, July 28, 2012

From Gemini Ink to Lincoln Center

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Great week. Just returned from Texas where I gave a writing class at Gemini Ink that included a wonderful group interview with jazz singer a...
Thursday, June 14, 2012

Jazz and Heritage Foundation holds Community Partnership Grants Workshop

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Jazz and Heritage Foundation holds Community Partnership Grants Workshop The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation will h...
Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Nonna Mia yum yum

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Came across this item in Gambit and wanted to pass it on. Brendan, Eddie and myself eat here all the time. Features the Dolly Parton of Chic...
Monday, June 4, 2012

OffBeat blog: Lost What They Had

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I will be serving as interim editor at OffBeat magazine while we search for someone to fill the position vacated last week by Alex Rawls, wh...
Thursday, May 31, 2012

Jazz Fest Redux

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Haven't posted since Jazz Fest because I was waiting to see what OffBeat would use. About half of what I sent in found its way into the ...
Sunday, April 15, 2012

Dr. John finishes run at BAM

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Dr. John's nine-show run at the Brooklyn Academy of Music ended last night with a rousing send off. High points of the show included spe...
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John Swenson
John Swenson has been writing about popular music since 1967. He edited the award-winning website jazze.com for Knit Media and has worked as an editor at Crawdaddy, Rolling Stone, Circus, Rock World, OffBeat magazine and been published in virtually every popular music magazine of note over that time. He was a syndicated music columnist for more than 20 years at United Press International and Reuters. Swenson has written 14 published books including biographies of Bill Haley, The Who, Stevie Wonder and The Eagles and co-edited the original Rolling Stone Record Guide with Dave Marsh. He is also the editor of The Rolling Stone Jazz and Blues Album Guide. In another role Swenson is a veteran sports writer who covered the New York Rangers for 30 years, writing pieces for outlets from Rolling Stone to the Associated Press. Swenson is also a veteran horseracing columnist and handicapper who covered the New York racing scene as a columnist for the New York Post and the New Orleans Fair Grounds meet for The Daily Racing Form. His profile on jockey Steve Cauthen: Rise To Stardom, Fall From Grace in Spur Magazine was nominated for an Eclipse Award.
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