Kevin Whitehead
Jazz Critic, Fresh Air
Kevin Whitehead is the jazz critic on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross.
Widely written on American and improvised musics, Whitehead's articles have appeared in publications such as the Chicago Sun-Times, Village Voice, and Down Beat. He is the author of Why Jazz: A Concise Guide (2010) and New Dutch Swing (1998), and the jazz columnist for eMusic.com. His essays have appeared in numerous anthologies including Da Capo Best Music Writing 2006, Jazz: The First Century and The Cartoon Music Book.
Whitehead taught at the University of Kansas and Goucher College. He lives outside of Austin, Texas.
More From Kevin Whitehead
Music Reviews
Matt Wilson: Trios, Quartets And 'Don Knotts'
Like a comedian, the drummer knows something about offhand dexterity and split-second timing.
Music Reviews
Jimmy Owens Navigates Monk's 'Brilliant Corners'
Owens mostly dresses Thelonious Monk's tunes for uptown wear — Monk the Harlem jam-session swinger.
Music Reviews
François Houle And Benoît Delbecq's Dream State
The latest duo recording from the clarinetist and pianist is like a slow-motion sleepwalk.
