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Howard Mandel

Howard is a Chicago-born writer, editor, author, arts reporter for National Public Radio, consultant and videographer. Visit Howard at howardmandel.com.

About Me

Howard Mandel was inspired to write about jazz by the liner notes of Nat Hentoff, Terry Martin, John Litweiler, and others, and has himself written a few dozen—more than posted here—since his first, for Muse Records circa 1980. He is the author of Future Jazz, and Miles Ornette Cecil - Jazz Beyond Jazz, senior editor of The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Jazz and Blues, and The Definitive Encyclopedia of Jazz and Blues. arts reporter for National Public Radio (1985 - 2018), associate adjunct professor New York University, 1987 - 2014), blogger at (JazzBeyondJazz), and President of the Jazz Journalists Association.

My Jazz Story

My advice to new listeners is: Follow the songs, sounds and artists you like to music you've never imagined, earlier or later.