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Andy Beta

@andybeta.bsky.social

Author of Cosmic Music: The Life, Art, and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane (Spring 2026) Pre-order it here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/andy-beta/cosmic-music/9780306836169/

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Andy Beta@andybeta.bsky.social · 5d ago

"There are areas where you want to stay respectful to the depth of what other people have done. The white guy playing the sitar is…you never really want to be that guy." A chat with infinite guitar god/ secret 'world music' architect, Michael Brook: andybeta.substack.com/p/michael-br... @4ad.com

Michael Brook

On building the infinite guitar, the yin-yang of Jon Hassell, Cobalt Blue sinking like a stone, and unwittingly becoming the architect for "world music"

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Andy Beta@andybeta.bsky.social · 2w ago

"It seems that people –especially guitarists– are anxious to adopt a line of spirituality without thinking it through. It’s always the guitarists." First part of a chat about music, faith, and being in the world with one of my heroes, Steve Tibbetts: andybeta.substack.com/p/steve-tibb...

Steve Tibbetts Pt. 1

On science as faith, seven-year album cycles, seeing the Northern Lights during his first ECM session, and the "accumulation of everything."

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Andy Beta@andybeta.bsky.social · 2w ago

Philly peeps, I'll be in conversation with @natechinen.bsky.social tomorrow night at Cosmic Myth, with a special performance after by Surya Botofasina: www.arsnovaworkshop.org/programs/cos...

Cosmic Music: The Life, Art and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane - Ars Nova Workshop

Please join Ars Nova Workshop to celebrate the release of journalist Andy Beta’s essential new biography, Cosmic Music: The Life, Art and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane, featuring a performance by ke...

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Ro Khanna@rokhanna.bsky.social · 3w ago

What happened to me in the West Bank was an outrage. But it is nothing compared to what Palestinians face every day. It is time to share their stories that American politics have silenced and ignored. This is our first video about Palestinians we met.

Andy Beta@andybeta.bsky.social · 4w ago

Soooo many fond childhood memories of the dark, rickety, cramped HPB off Broadway in SA. Was sad to see it closed on my last trip, but glad to know they are going strong.

gwen howerton@kissphoria.bsky.social · 4w ago

Half Price Books is kind of a fascinating company. I spoke to their president about the new Houston store and how the approach expansion: "Our sales are up across the chain. We are very, very healthy. We're doing great. People are coming back to reading." www.chron.com/culture/arti...

Andy Beta@andybeta.bsky.social · 2mo ago

One oppressively humid summer day back in '06, I saw James Blood Ulmer play a solo acoustic show at Brooklyn Metrotech. I mostly knew his jazz, free-funk stuff, but this was an incredible set of lowkey blues drawn from his Birthright album. Rest in Power

Andy Beta@andybeta.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"Great jazz clubs are always that cozy...Even the color of the Vanguard is perfect, that darkish crimson red you got going on with the curtains." Chatted with Immanuel Wilkins about his favorite albums/ memories from the Village Vanguard: www.everythingjazz.com/story/immanu...

Immanuel Wilkins - Live At The Village Vanguard - Everything Jazz

As one of the leading voices in jazz, saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins recorded his latest album in one of the most revered of venues: The Village Vanguard. Read & buy on Everything Jazz

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