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{ Monthly Archives } September 2008

White Privilege

I used to read Tim Wise all the time, and then somehow lost touch with his work. I’m so glad this was forwarded to me by my mom and my friend Julie and others. It’s worth a read. Tim has also written a follow-up piece.
This Is Your Nation On White Privilege
By Tim Wise
For those who [...]

Late summer in Albany

Here are two slideshows from the past couple weeks.
Late Summer In Albany, Part 1:

Late Summer In Albany, Part 2:

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Dorothy Flanders (1916-2008)

My grandmother, Dorothy Flanders, died yesterday morning at the age of 92. I’ll write more soon, but here is her obituary:
Dorothy Flanders
Dorothy Flanders Beloved wife, mother, grandmother CANANDAIGUA - Dorothy M. Flanders, age 92, died Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008, at M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center in Canandaigua. She is survived by her husband of 68 [...]

Henry Grimes

I went to the 25th annual Jazz At The Lake today in Lake George, NY, to interview bassist Henry Grimes. Henry’s amazing story will be in an upcoming episode of The Jazz Session. It was a special interview with a deeply intuitive musician. I can’t wait to bring it to you.

I wrote this after meeting [...]

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Urban Chickens

Quite a few of my Rochester friends are raising chickens in the city. You can find out more about the Rochester Chicken Club (which is not a sandwich) in this article. (Thanks to chicken rancher Julie for the link!)

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This week’s “All Things Crane” update — 12 September 2008

The Jazz Session
I posted three new episodes of The Jazz Session this week:

The Jazz Session #41: Eddie Daniels
The Jazz Session #42: Jo Lawry
The Jazz Session #43: Spencer Day

All About Jazz
All About Jazz published my interview with saxophonist Donny McCaslin and my coverage of the 2008 Tanglewood Jazz Festival.
Other news
And today, I hung out with my [...]

Returning to JasonCrane.org

Howdy, friends.
For a long time now, this site has had a static front page directing you to other places. However, JasonCrane.org is still the first thing that comes up when you Google my name (not that I have, of course, but that’s what people tell me). And there are some things that happen to [...]