# The Gig

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

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## [Modern Day Jazz Story](https://thegig.substack.com/p/modern-day-jazz-story)

_2026-08-19 · Nate Chinen_

Catching a vibe with Courtney Pine

## [Mr. Smith Goes to Newport](https://thegig.substack.com/p/mr-smith-goes-to-newport)

_2026-08-06 · Nate Chinen_

The Nate Smith era dawns at the Newport Jazz Festival.

## [Tony Bennett at 100](https://thegig.substack.com/p/tony-bennett-at-100)

_2026-07-31 · Nate Chinen_

The song that sums up the singer.

## [A Conversation with Makaya McCraven](https://thegig.substack.com/p/a-conversation-with-makaya-mccraven)

_2026-07-24 · Nate Chinen_

The beat scientist talks inspiration and iteration before his Vanguard debut.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208387997/8d0e3850feb24ab536bd27e8b18c8edb.mp3)

## [Steven Bernstein Wanted a Threesome](https://thegig.substack.com/p/steven-bernstein-wanted-a-threesome)

_2026-07-21 · Nate Chinen_

And his ResoNation Trio puts the revel in revelatory

## [This Pop Pageant May Contain Jazz](https://thegig.substack.com/p/this-pop-pageant-may-contain-jazz)

_2026-07-14 · Nate Chinen_

What RAYE brings to the crossover equation

## [Take Five: Mid-Year Forecast Edition](https://thegig.substack.com/p/take-five-mid-year-forecast-edition)

_2026-07-07 · Nate Chinen_

Listening for what lies just ahead of us

## [Remembering Clifford](https://thegig.substack.com/p/remembering-clifford)

_2026-06-26 · Nate Chinen_

An elegy in the form of a thought experiment

## [Honest Songcraft in the Slop Era](https://thegig.substack.com/p/honest-songcraft-in-the-slop-era-92e)

_2026-06-18 · Nate Chinen_

A composer & a critic on creative practice vs. the attention economy

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/202352111/d3a3f152205625026f1495394aeb9a96.mp3)

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## [A Rare Honor for Anthony Braxton](https://thegig.substack.com/p/a-rare-honor-for-anthony-braxton)

_2026-06-13 · Nate Chinen_

Get ready for Medal Day at MacDowell, the last weekend in June