George Grella
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(He/Him)
- Music Editor, The Brooklyn Rail
- Freelance Journalist, Freelance
- Writer, Kill Yr Idols
- None, FREELANCE, THE BROOKLYN RAIL, KILL YR IDOLS
New York
As seen in:
Kill Yr Idols,
The Brooklyn Rail,
Financial Times,
Bandcamp Daily,
Substack,
Salon,
Playbill,
Bloomsbury Publishing UK,
Budget Travel,
WQXR-FM (New York, NY),
The Wire,
New Music USA
and
Covers:
I cover the arts and political/social culture.
Critic & Journalist; Financial Times, Bandcamp, The Wire, NYCR, &c; @thebrooklynrail music editor, @333books author—freelance and available for writing/editing
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George Grella’s Biography
Read Full Bio →George Grella is a musician, composer, and independent scholar. His performing experience includes playing jazz, classical and improvised music at CBGB, the original Knitting Factory, and Weill Recital Hall. As a composer, he has produced chamber music, opera, electronic music and has created music for dance and cartoons. He is an important voice in music criticism, serving as music editor at the Brooklyn Rail, critic at the New York Classical Review, and the author of Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew…
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Interview
See all 21 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing a column for ClassicalTV
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, for many years.
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