The curmudgeon chronicles

   curmud - geon n [origin unknown] (1568):
   a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man Mark Twain

A Recurring Nuisance by Alan Kurtz

Sept. 24, 2008:  Is Jazz More Popular Than Democracy?

Sept. 10, 2008:  Television's Peter Gunn Turns 50

Sept. 2, 2008:    Hip Hop is to Jazz as Termitz R2 Wud

July 9, 2008:      Where Copyright Goes Wrong

July 2, 2008:      Buddy Bolden on the Holodeck

June 11, 2008:   Smooth Jazz Obits Are Premature

May 26, 2008:   Elvis and Jazz – A Cautionary Tale

May 19, 2008:   How Bass Solos Ruined Jazz

May 14, 2008:   Jazz's New Gold Standard: More Bull Than Bullion

April 24, 2008:  Good Riddance to Record Stores