Shannon Ali (Shannon J. Effinger)
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As seen in:
The New York Times,
The Washington Post,
Bandcamp Daily,
NPR,
Pitchfork,
Fodor's Travel,
Ebony,
uDiscoverMusic,
Wisconsin Public Radio,
WUWM-FM (Milwaukee, WI)
and
Covers:
Black Music, Race, Jazz, World Music, Rhythm & Blues, Hip-Hop, Theater, Film, Visual Arts
Arts Journalist ✍🏾 | Grant Writer💰| Penned liner notes for DOROTHY ASHBY: With Strings Attached, 1957-1965, releasing June 2023 on New Land Records UK!
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Shannon Ali (Shannon J. Effinger)’s Biography
Read Full Bio →Shannon Ali [Shannon J. Effinger] has been a freelance arts journalist for more than a decade. Her writing on all things jazz and music regularly appears in Pitchfork, Bandcamp, Jazziz, Jazzwise, and Downbeat. As of the fall of 2020, her arts coverage can also be found in The New York Times and The Washington Post; the latter features her Sunday arts cover story on Marshall Allen, the longtime leader of the Sun Ra Arkestra.
Earlier this summer, Effinger made her cinematic debut as a featured cr…
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Interview
See all 9 answers →Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To tell a compelling story that connects with someone.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Open.