Category Archives: Jazz

Shirley Clarke

Posted on April 11, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Shirley Clarke (née Brimberg; October 2, 1919 – September 23, 1997) was an American experimental and independent filmmaker, director and editor. … In her first film, Dance in the Sun (1953), she adapted a choreography of Daniel Nagrin. The New … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Documentary, Feminist, Jazz, Movie | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

The Belated Celebration of the Kamoinge Workshop

Posted on February 22, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Anthony Barboza, Kamoinge Members, 1973 “In 2016, on the occasion of an exhibition of the photographs of Louis Draper at Steven Kasher Gallery, Hyperallergic critic John Yau asked, ‘Does the Museum of Modern Art Even Know about This Great Photographer?’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Power, Books, Civil Rights Mov., Jazz | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Bill Evans Live in Munch Museum, Oslo (1966 Live)

Posted on February 17, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who mostly played in trios. His use of impressionist harmony, inventive interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block chords, and trademark rhythmically independent, ‘singing’ melodic … Continue reading →

Posted in Jazz | Tagged | Leave a comment

John Sinclair: ‘We wanted to kick ass – and raise consciousness’

Posted on February 5, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“I meet John Sinclair in a canalside coffeeshop in Amsterdam, where the vibes are mellow, the air perfumed, and the soundtrack a stream of vintage rock songs of the more laidback kind. Compared to slightly self-conscious young pot tourists skinning … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Power, Bobby Seale, CIA, Ed Sanders, Hippie, Huey P. Newton, Jazz, LSD, Marijuana, Music, Phil Ochs, Poetry, The Beatles, The Fugs, Vietnam War | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

‘Take Beautiful Pictures of Our People’

Posted on December 24, 2020 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Herman Howard’s “Sweet as a Peach,” 1963, emphasized the community’s energy. “Shawn Walker was up on 125th Street with Louis Draper and Ray Francis, hanging out and taking pictures. It was the summer of 1964 and the friends, in their … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Power, Civil Rights Mov., Harlem, Jazz, Malcolm X, MLKJr., Music, Poverty | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The People James Baldwin Knew

Posted on December 21, 2020 by 1960s: Days of Rage

James Baldwin and Beauford Delaney in Paris, circa 1960. “This story is part of T’s Book Club, a series of articles and events dedicated to classic works of American literature. Click here to R.S.V.P. to a virtual conversation, led by … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Power, Books, Civil Rights Mov., James Baldwin, Jazz, Music, Paris | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Press of Freedom: An Ofay’s Indirect Address to LeRoi Jones – Vivian Gornick (1965)

Posted on October 27, 2020 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Four men — each a well-known practitioner of one of the arts — appeared on a recent Monday night in the small basement room of the Village Vanguard to address an overflowing crowd on the grandly entitled subject ‘Art vs. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Civil Rights Mov., Feminist, Happenings, Jack Kerouac, Jazz, Movie | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Chet Baker – Italian Movies (1958-1964)

Posted on October 20, 2020 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Before delving into the music on this collection, it’s important to offer a note of caution to Chet Baker fans: Italian Movies is not a really a compilation of the trumpeter’s work, so much as a series of film scores … Continue reading →

Posted in Italy, Jazz, Marijuana, Music | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Tracking the Beat Generation Across Three Continents

Posted on October 8, 2020 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Jack Kerouac, “On the Road” (1951) “PARIS — Though almost entirely lacking a female presence — artist Jay DeFeo and poet Diane Di Prima being the exceptions that prove the rule —  the Centre Pompidou’s airily laid out retrospective of … Continue reading →

Posted in Allen Ginsberg, Books, Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, Jazz, LSD, Marijuana, Mexico, Music, Paris, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Canterbury Scene: How A Bunch of Bookish Bohemians Became The Monty Pythons of Prog

Posted on October 5, 2020 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Richard Bennett Zeff (Caravan), Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns (Kevin Ayers). “In the late 60s, the quaint, historic hamlet of Canterbury birthed a scene defined by its breezy, jazz-influenced vibe, quirky lyrics, and refusal to take itself too seriously. At the end of … Continue reading →

Posted in Jazz, Music | Tagged , | Leave a comment