MINOR AT HEART
A connection to time and space
Rome, Italy-based label owner and lifelong record hound Pierpaolo De Sanctis talks to Dust & Grooves.
Freddie Hubbard and a new era at CTI Records
Writer Robert C. Gilbert zeroes in on CTI Records—in particular, three albums that mark “the beginning of a brief, brash era for the label.”
A lot of it was happening at Slugs’
In his February 2025 cover story for The Nation, musician and writer Ethan Iverson explores the legacy of Slugs’ and the thrilling jazz of the era.
Harmony above all: Visiting jazz kissas
Alex Halberstadt writes for Stereophile about the jazz kissas—both new and old—he visited on a recent trip to Japan.
João, he is mystery
At Longreads, writer Tom Maxwell remembers Brazilian songwriter, masterful jazz guitarist, and bossa nova pioneer João Gilberto.
Bossa nova's break and a question of cover art
What's cover art got to do with it? Author Bryan McCann on bossa nova LP Getz/Gilberto and Pete Turner's iconic photography
ABOUT
Dominic Umile lives, writes, and drinks in Brooklyn, NY. His criticism and features have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Reader, Hyperallergic, and more. Get in touch.