Whiplash (as reviewed by a jazz musician)

Whiplash was a great movie that got jazz wrong - admittedly in subtle ways. Come join me in this half hour (!) exploration of how the movie portrays contemporary jazz culture in NYC. AWESOME blog post by Ethan Iverson about Whiplash and Buddy Rich Interview with Justin Hurwitz Peter Erskine talks...

29 min - Music - Adam Neely

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