A regular contributor to The Wall Street Journal, Hasse writes on American popular music, from Louis Armstrong to Duke Ellington, from Billie Holiday to Frank Sinatra, from bossa nova to The Allman Brothers Band.
Sample articles:
Ray Charles, A Genius with Grit
Miles Davis, Bitches Brew
Hoagy Carmichael’s Star Dust
Frank Sinatra’s One for My Baby
Ella Fitzgerald’s Gershwin Songbook
Taking Instruments to New Heights: The Allman Brothers Band
Complete list (PDF)