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Published: March 16, 2008
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'Bass Cathedral,' by Nathaniel Mackey: Jazz Man (February 24, 2008)
In his review of “Bass Cathedral,” by Nathaniel Mackey (Feb. 24), David Hajdu writes, “We are unlikely to think immediately of jazz when we think of contemporary literature.”
For his information, there are about three generations of contemporary African-American and Hispanic writers who have successfully captured the rhythms of jazz in their work. Not just one. Many of these writers (myself included) will be performing at Town Hall in Manhattan on May 3 as part of the 35th anniversary of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, which runs a weekly jazz series directed by Rome Neal, star of the one-man show “Monk,” about Thelonious Monk.
Ishmael ReedOakland, Calif.