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Search - List of Books by John Corbett
"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:
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
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This author page uses material from the Wikipedia article "John Corbett", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0
Total Books: 49
