Martin Johnson
@martinvjohnson.bsky.social
Writer, mostly jazz criticism, but I've also written on cinema and NBA. Cheesemonger too.
Tuesday night at 7, It will be my honor to comment on music in 2025 with a distinguished panel of authorities, Ayana Contreras, Peter Margasak and our host Nate Chinen on The Year in Jazz annual event, which is a free webinar now.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Gig: The Year in Jazz 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
The Year in Jazz: A Critics' Roundtable will take the measure of the music, the artists, and the moments that shaped improvised music in 2025. Hosted by Nate Chinen, it will feature the esteemed criti...
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December 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Tuesday night at 7, It will be my honor to comment on music in 2025 with a distinguished panel of authorities, Ayana Contreras, Peter Margasak and our host Nate Chinen on The Year in Jazz annual event, which is a free webinar now.
Register at this link, us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Morning Listening, 12.08.25
December 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Morning Listening, 12.07.25
December 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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December 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Morning Listening, 12.05.25
Jeremy Rose - Infinity II
Jeremy Rose - Infinity II
December 5, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Morning Listening, 12.05.25
Jeremy Rose - Infinity II
Jeremy Rose - Infinity II
Morning Listening, 12.04.25
December 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Morning Listening, 12.04.25
Reposted by Martin Johnson
I think it's time we start declaring the Trump Administration and their Reeks traitors.
They're traitors to the Constitution.
Their desire to create a white Christian nationalist state is against the founding fathers and the law.
They're the "foreign threat" to America, not immigrants.
They're traitors to the Constitution.
Their desire to create a white Christian nationalist state is against the founding fathers and the law.
They're the "foreign threat" to America, not immigrants.
December 4, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I think it's time we start declaring the Trump Administration and their Reeks traitors.
They're traitors to the Constitution.
Their desire to create a white Christian nationalist state is against the founding fathers and the law.
They're the "foreign threat" to America, not immigrants.
They're traitors to the Constitution.
Their desire to create a white Christian nationalist state is against the founding fathers and the law.
They're the "foreign threat" to America, not immigrants.
Morning Listening, 12.03.25
December 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Morning Listening, 12.02.25
December 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Morning Listening, 12.01.25
Patricia Brennan, Of the Near and Far
Patricia Brennan, Of the Near and Far
December 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Morning Listening, 12.01.25
Patricia Brennan, Of the Near and Far
Patricia Brennan, Of the Near and Far
Morning Listening, 11.30.25
November 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Morning Listening, 11.29.25
November 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Morning Listening, 11.28.25
November 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Morning Listening, 11.28.25
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Morning Listening, 11.27.25
November 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Morning Listening, 11.26.25
November 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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At WSJ on the great and under appreciated Chad Taylor.
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‘Smoke Shifter’ by Chad Taylor Review: A Quintet’s Quiet Intensity
The jazz drummer leads a band featuring trumpet, saxophone, bass and vibes on a new album full of thoughtful interplay.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
At WSJ on the great and under appreciated Chad Taylor.
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
Morning Listening, 11.24.25
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Morning Listening, 11.24.25
Morning Listening, 11.23.25
November 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Morning Listening, 11.23.25
Reposted by Martin Johnson
"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought."
-John F. Kennedy
-John F. Kennedy
November 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought."
-John F. Kennedy
-John F. Kennedy
Morning Listening, 11.22.25
November 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Morning Listening, 11.21.25
November 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Morning Listening, 11.21.25
Blinded by the Light, my blog about the vagaries of downward mobility, NYC and the specialty food biz, has returned. thegeoffreyowensexperience.home.blog/2025/11/20/b...
Blinded by the Light 21: Gap Year
Blinded by the Light 21: Gap Year Hi, I’m 65 years old and unlike many of my friends, I’m not thinking abo…
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November 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Blinded by the Light, my blog about the vagaries of downward mobility, NYC and the specialty food biz, has returned. thegeoffreyowensexperience.home.blog/2025/11/20/b...
Morning Listening, 11.20.25
November 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Morning Listening, 11.20.25