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OpinionRobert Dean

Essay: Jazz – A Love Letter to Ken Burns

There are few times in life when you can look beyond the existential husk and know, “fuck, I love this,” while something is happening in real time. Someone didn’t turn you onto it; you found the water yourself and chose to dive in. Getting wet was the point. That was me with Jazz, Ken Burns’ 2001 documentary on the history of the music.

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Greg AckermanReview

Live music review: Charley Crockett and the Blues Drifters taped a magical ACL TV episode

Last Wednesday, July 28 Charley Crockett and the Blues Drifters taped their debut Austin City Limits (ACL TV) episode. The performance was magical. Crockett and his band entered ACL Live at the Moody Theater primed for the taping, coming off a month-long run that included a number of dates on the West Coast, were ripe for a masterful performance.

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