Chops Talk

My personal Substack

New insights into jazz and its history

Riffs on music and culture, improvised and otherwise, from critic Nate Chinen

Song recommendations, information and more. We focus mainly (but not exclusively) on southern Africa (especially Botswana, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and South Africa) and eastern Africa (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania).

Black music, black culture and America.

Jazz Music; Classical Music; Do the Math