John Corbett: Quotes, Books, Discography, and a List of Books by Author John Corbett

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"Acting is a win-win situation. There is no risk involved. That's why I get tired of hearing actors who try to make out that there's a downside to it. Fame is an odd thing. It bugs you a little bit, but it's really not bad." -- John Corbett

John Corbett is a writer, musician, radio host, teacher, record producer, concert promoter, and gallery owner based in Chicago. He is best known among musicians and music fans as a champion of free jazz and free improvisation. In recent years he has become known in the visual art world as well through his Corbett vs. Dempsey gallery.

Corbett's activities include:

musician playing free improvisation, usually on acoustic guitar
staff writer for Down Beat magazine
curator, with Ken Vandermark, of the Wednesday night jazz series at the Empty Bottle in Chicago, since 1996
artistic director of the Berlin Jazz Festival in 2002
record producer; he curates the Unheard Music Series for Atavistic Records, reissuing both classic and obscure recordings of free jazz and free improvisation, and has also produced new recordings by Peter Brötzmann and others
adjunct associate professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he has taught since 1988
co-owner, with Jim Dempsey, of Corbett vs. Dempsey, a Chicago art gallery

For many years he hosted a radio show on WHPK called Radio Dada. More recently, he has co-hosted a jazz show called Writer's Block on WNUR with fellow jazz writers Kevin Whitehead and Lloyd Sachs.

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Total Books: 36

2010 - Intercultural Language Activities with Cd-rom [Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780521741880
ISBN-10: 0521741882

Currently 0/5 Stars.

Historical and Biographical Reminiscences of Schuyler by a Local Historian Published in the Watkins Express Beginning in 1889 by John Corbett Assistant Editor

2010 - Historical and Biographical Reminiscences of Schuyler By a Local Historian Published in the Watkins Express Beginning in 1889 By John Corbett Assistant Editor [Ca. 1889-90] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781112605062
ISBN-10: 1112605061

Currently 0/5 Stars.

2010 - Historical and Biographical Reminiscences of Schuyler By a Local Historian (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781152209794
ISBN-10: 1152209795

Currently 0/5 Stars.

2009 - Sir David Lyndsay's a Satire of the Three Estates [Scotnotes] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780948877957
ISBN-10: 0948877952
Genre: Children's Books

Currently 0/5 Stars.

2009 - Albert Oehlen [French and German Edition - Limited Edition Boxed] (Hardcover) → Paperback
ISBN-13: 9783822849453
ISBN-10: 3822849456

Currently 0/5 Stars.

2009 - Understanding Grammar in Scotland Today (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780948877933
ISBN-10: 0948877936

Currently 0/5 Stars.

2009 - Crime Prevention (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780578021805
ISBN-10: 0578021803

Currently 0/5 Stars.

2009 - Exploring English with Online Corpora an Introduction (Hardcover) → Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780230551398
ISBN-10: 0230551394

Currently 0/5 Stars.

2009 - The Lake Country (Paperback) → Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781110682638
ISBN-10: 1110682638

Currently 0/5 Stars.

2009 - Justice (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780578000336
ISBN-10: 0578000334

Currently 0/5 Stars.

2008 - Copenhagen and Berkeley Presentations (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781440425684
ISBN-10: 144042568X

Currently 0/5 Stars.

2007 - Beginning Old English (Paperback) → Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781403993502
ISBN-10: 1403993505
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Education & Reference

Currently 0/5 Stars.

2004 - Making Shapes with Slate and Marla a Gurteen Anthology (Hardcover)

2004 - West Dickens Avenue a Marine at Khe Sanh (Audio Cassette) → Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780739310298
ISBN-10: 0739310291
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History

Currently 5/5 Stars.

2004 - West Dickens Avenue a Marine at Khe Sanh (Paperback) → Hardcover, Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9780891418351
ISBN-10: 0891418350
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History

Currently 3/5 Stars.

2003 - An Intercultural Approach to English Language Teaching [Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education, 7] (Paperback) → Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781853596834
ISBN-10: 1853596833
Genres: Education & Reference, Nonfiction

Currently 0/5 Stars.

2003 - West Dickens Avenue a Marine at Khe Sanh (Hardcover) → Paperback, Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9780891417859
ISBN-10: 0891417850
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History

Currently 0/5 Stars.

1997 - Language and Scottish Literature (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780748608263
ISBN-10: 0748608265
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Education & Reference, Nonfiction

Currently 0/5 Stars.

1996 - Art in Chicago 1945-1995 (Hardcover) → Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780500237281
ISBN-10: 050023728X
Genres: Arts & Photography, History

Currently 0/5 Stars.

1994 - Extended Play Sounding Off From John Cage to Dr Funkenstein (Hardcover) → Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780822314561
ISBN-10: 0822314568
Genre: Humor & Entertainment

Currently 0/5 Stars.

1994 - Through French Windows an Introduction to France in the Nineties (Hardcover) → Paperback

1975 - Basic French Grammar (Paperback)

Ardmore International Film Studios Limited Investigation Under Section 165 of the Companies Act 1948 Report [formerly known as New Brighton Tower Company Limited - b] (Other)

Design for Manufacture Strategies Principles and Techniques [Addison Wesley Series in Manufacturing Systems] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780201416947
ISBN-10: 0201416948
Genres: Science & Math, Professional & Technical

Currently 0/5 Stars.

Curriculum for Design Manufacturing Phase Preparation Material for Design Teaching (Paperback)

A Time and Place for Mirth and Mischief (Other)