by Patrick Jarenwattananon

More suggested reading we didn't get around to mentioning:

—Willard Jenkins on Randy Weston's Uhuru Afrika, an incredible record. (Don't sleep on Highlife either, though.)

—The story of long-lost out-jazz reedman Giuseppi Logan is rather incredible. Peter Hum lays the basic details, including his turning up as a male model.

—The founder of the genre-crossing, way-East Village club Nublu is putting on a festival in his native Istanbul. Lineup looks pretty interesting, too.

—Darcy James Argue on the false dichotomy of improvisation vs. composition. Interesting discussion in the comments about process vs. product.

—This is about WKCR, my alma mater, so of course I'm linking to it.

—This week on The Checkout: Andy Milne and Benoit Delbecq in a two-piano concert.

And some items we did mention:

 

—Howard Mandel on "Anti-Jazz," 50 years later
—Francis Davis is writing about jazz again
—Sonny Rollins, MacDowell Medalist
—A new kind of jazz film: one that doesn't stink

Finally, bits and pieces from elsewhere at NPR Music:

—John Ellis & Double-Wide at WBGO, now alive as an NPR Music Favorite Session
—A new biography about Nina Simone
—Remembering Stacy Rowles, on Piano Jazz this week
—Remembering James Williams, on JazzSet this week
—A re-run of Lars' and my socialite's guide to Ornette Coleman
—Bonerama is the name of this band
—This Jazzercise-referencing piece, part of our Sweatin' To NPR: Workout Music series, was a lot of fun to write. The cool part is that it even works if you take it seriously, too.