A jazz historian shares original research on musicians and writers such as Hazel Scott, Langston Hughes and John Coltrane, drawing on archival documents, newspapers and recordings. Paying subscribers get bonus articles, recordings and access to Zoom courses.

A classical guitarist and professor writes about guitar performance, practice and teaching, drawing on historical sources, early recordings and his own pedagogy. Readers get in-depth essays, talk transcripts and series on topics like historical fingering and interpretation.

Marc Myers writes about jazz musicians and landmark jazz recordings, often drawing on his own interviews and archival research. Readers get album profiles, oral histories and context on mid-century jazz history.

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