What's new at 8th House...
Jazzwise Magazine reviews Sammy Stein's "Women in Jazz - The Women, The Legends & Their Fight"
A review of Sammy Stein's "Women in Jazz- The Women, The Legends & Their Fight" in this month's Jazzwise Magazine.
Jane Cornwell writes,
“Women in jazz: see them? Like, really ‘see’ them? They’re there, and working hard – and out of necessity, harder – to pursue their passion on a playing field that is still shockingly uneven… Jazz remains stubbornly anachronistic, asserts Stein in the intro to this timely book. Disagree? It’s all here, beautifully written, eloquently argued, clear-eyed in its intentions and open in its invitation to come one, come all and sort it out. Jazz is given loose definition and historical context, with an illuminating chapter on New Orleans now and then. We’re re-introduced to pioneers: Melba Liston, whose complex arrangements made Dizzy’s musos gasp. Bessie Smith, buried in an unmarked grave until female fans arranged a headstone. Hazel Scott, targeted by McCarthyites in 1947, and a singer who advised Billie Holiday to “never let them see you cry”. Interviews with today’s women in jazz document challenges faced – from the male gaze to unsisterly women – and rewards reaped. Firsthand accounts from the likes of Terri Lyne Carrington, Georgia Mancio and Claire Martin are elucidating...”
Get your copy today!
'All About Jazz' features Sammy Stein's latest book "Women in Jazz"
"All About Jazz" features "Women in Jazz: The Women, The Legends & Their Fight":
"New book celebrates the women of music, shares their journeys and gives them voice."
'After the Pause' reviews Darren C. Demaree's "Nude Male with Echo"
'After the Pause' publishes their review on Darren C. Demaree's latest collection "Nude Male with Echo":
To read Demaree is to be swept along by his frantic pen. But he is never frantic in an uncontrolled way. Only in knowing how vital it is that he, and we, repair what remains of this wrecked world.
Author Talk: In Nietzsche's Footsteps
Jonathan Cohen will be reading from his "In Nietzsche's Footsteps" today at 15:00 at the Abramson Center for Jewish Life,
Abramson Center
Jan. 9, 2020, 15:00
1425 Horsham Rd,
North Wales PA 19454,
Sammy Stein's "Women in Jazz" featured in Japan's "Portrait in Jazz"
Japan's "Portrait in Jazz" reviews Sammy Stein's "Women in Jazz". See the review here. (You can google translate the page if you need to.)
Sticks & Stones reviews "Twoxism"
Erica Goss reviews Claudia Serea and Maria Haro's "Twoxism" in her latest issue of Sticks & Stones, (Issue #37, January 6, 2020. Read the full review.
"Women in Jazz" mentioned in JJA's Notable & Worthy List
Royal Stokes, Founding member of the Jazz Journalist Association lists Sammy Stein's "Women in Jazz" in their 2019 Notable & Worthy List. See the full list..
"Women in Jazz" by Sammy Stein makes the Jazz Times Recommendation List
...Sammy Stein’s new book Women in Jazz: The Women, the Legends & Their Fight uses a wide-angle lens to look at how women in a range of different roles have made a life in—and helped shape—jazz. Instead of only focusing on well-known performers, Stein interviewed agents, arrangers, composers, public relations professionals, media members, and more. Her subjects bridge generations (and international boundaries) in an effort to honor the past, assess the present, and point to the future.
See it here.
"Through Shadows Slow" on Concordia University's Holiday Book List
Abraham Boyarsky's "Through Shadows Slow" on Concordia University's Holiday Book List's "16 great reads".
See the full list.
Godless Engineer interviews Craig Wells on "The Blasphemous Bible"
Craig Wells discusses the motivations that led him to rewrite the entire Bible from a satirical viewpoint. We learn of the processes, the decisions and some of the discoveries the author made during his researches. Listen to the full interview.
Author Talk: Jonathan R. Cohen presents "In Nietzsche's Footsteps"
Join author JONATHAN R. COHEN, a professor of philosophy at the University of Maine Farmington,as he discusses his latest work here at the South Portland Public Library.
In Nietzsche’s Footsteps is a thrilling, vicarious journey through Nietzsche’s favorite haunts: Nice, France; Turin, Italy; and Sils Maria, Switzerland. A book that will appeal to academics and enthusiasts alike, Nietzsche’s complex philosophical ideas are accessibly framed as they arise in the day-to-day, so that we may tackle the question of what it is to lead a meaningful life, both as individuals and alongside those we love.
Copies of In Nietzsche's Footsteps will be available for sale at the event.
Thursday, December 5
6:30 PM
South Portland Public Library
482 Broadway
South Portland
ME 04106
Author Readings: "In Nietzsche's Footsteps"
Jonathan R. Cohen will be reading from his "In Nietzsche's Footsteps" at a special event in Colby College, Maine. Event is open to the public.
Monday, November 18, 4:00PM
Colby College, Lovejoy 246, Waterville, Maine
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
ISACOUSTIC reviews "Nude Male with Echo"
Bartons Smock reviews Darren C. Demaree's latest collection "Nude Male with Echo"
"These entries of retraceable paucity, as they exist in Darren C. Demaree’s Nude Male with Echo, are funny, critical, and curious..."
"...a triumph of constant brevity and a sanctuary of purpose..."
The Jazz Mann reviews Sammy Stein's "Women in Jazz - The Women, the Legends & their Fight"
"A book that offers a fascinating insight into the lives of contemporary jazz women and one that will be read with great interest by jazz enthusiasts of any gender. Intelligent and insightful."
Read the full review here.
JazzBites Radio interviews Sammy Stein
Sammy Stein discusses her latest book on the JazzBites Show. Listen to Sammy Stein discuss the issues and possible solutions. Hear from some of the great musicians mentioned in the book.
"Through Shadows Slow" by Abraham Boyarksy is now available!
Abraham Boyarsky's latest fiction, "Through Shadows Slow" is now available at your favorite bookstore. Pick up your copy today.
176 pages | 5.5" x 8.25" | ISBN 978-1-926716-57-2 (pbk.) | US $17.99 CAD $23.99 UK £14.99
More Articles …
- New York Writers Workshop present 'An Evening of Pictures and Poems" at the Red Room, New York City
- Jazz Matters on Sammy Stein & "Women in Jazz"
- Town Crier magazine interviews Dean Serravalle
- Jazz Flashes interviews Sammy Stein
- Nick Lea of 'Jazz Views' reviews "Women in Jazz"
- The CBC on Damian Siqueiros, his artwork and fighting dystopia.
- "Nude Male with Echo" now available!
- Women in Jazz - Video
- Jonathan R. Cohen - "In Nietzsche's Footsteps" Reading Event
- Women in Jazz featured in Suffolk Norfolk Life Magazine
8th House Publishing
Montreal | New York
Start a Conversation
1-888-936-3668
[email protected]