February 8, 2012


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David R. Adler


David R. Adler writes about music, politics and culture. He covers jazz for Time Out New York, Jazz Times, Philadelphia Weekly, All About Jazz-New York and other publications. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The New Republic Online, Democratiya, Slate, Forward, Down Beat and elsewhere. He is the editor of Jazz Notes, the journal of the Jazz Journalists Association. His blog, Lerterland, can be found at lerterland.blogspot.com.

PUBLISHED CONTENT

Jazz and Protest: A Reappraisal

Jazz and Protest: A Reappraisal
IN EARLY NOVEMBER 2006, near a Chicago exit ramp during rush hour, an avant-garde jazz devotee named Malachi Ritscher set himself on fire ...