Steve Rowland “For 25 years I have been working in radio, video and now the Web, using the music and the arts as a window to explore issues in American History, society, race relations, human creativity, spirituality, aesthetic beauty, the nature of ‘change’ and human possibility.” Steve Rowland, MBA is […]
Yearly Archives: 2016
I’m thinking quite a bit about Miles and Trane these days. Both on their own terms and in light of the horrific displays of racism we are experiencing. A news commentator last night suggested that the entire election is in some ways a referendum on race. I have also been […]
Miles Davis & John Coltrane — Celebrating Black Genius
In yesterday’s New York Times, David Brooks wrote a fascinating column called “How Artists Change the World”. Brooks starts out by thinking about the role played by musicians at the DNC, but then settles into a thoughtful piece on Frederick Douglass and photography. He mentions a book called “Picturing Frederick […]