Ted Gioia
Music critic and historian; author of The History of Jazz and Music: A Subversive History. Writes the newsletter The Honest Broker on music and culture.
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Jelly Roll at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center Loved
The music is riveting—this is one of the most intense and rewarding videos you will see this year. I note that Jelly Roll spent time behind bars himself.
honest-broker.com 2026-08-22
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I never dreamed that microtonal odd-metered tunes would come so far. But this group’s latest release will show up on many best-of-year lists in 2026 (mine included).
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