Nate Chinen's Substack covers jazz and music culture, with essays on festival coverage, artist conversations, and deep dives into musicians like Thelonious Monk. Readers get critical insight into jazz recordings, performers, and the ideas behind their music.
Website: https://thegig.substack.com
A deeply researched jazz history newsletter by Lewis Porter, covering archival details about Hazel Scott's family, Langston Hughes's uncollected newspaper writings, and the recorded sources behind John Coltrane's compositions. Readers get primary-source-based corrections, transcribed period material and long-form analysis, with some bonus content for paying subscribers.
A weekly newsletter covering electronic and experimental music through in-depth artist features, concert reviews, and album lists. Readers get thoughtful coverage of contemporary synthesists, improvisers, and festival reports.
A music newsletter from Berlin-based writer Peter Margasak covering contemporary, experimental and jazz releases, live shows and interviews. Each issue combines album reviews with close, reflective listening notes and event previews.
Harmony Holiday's essay newsletter offers independent music writing free from industry timelines and promotional pressures, blending cultural criticism, jazz history, and personal reflection. Readers get dense, literary takes on pop stars, Black music traditions, and the politics of art and identity.
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