In our afternoon reading: thoughts on E.J. Koh’s memoir, an interview with Courtney Maum, and more.
On the Passing of David S. Ware
Today brings with it the sad news that David S. Ware has died. A decade ago, I decided that the best reading material when writing fiction would be books about other creative disciplines — which boiled down to me reading a lot of jazz criticism between 2000 and 2002. As a result of this, I began listening to the music made by the David S. Ware Quartet — Ware on saxophone, pianist Matthew Shipp, bassist William Parker, and several drummers, including […]