One of the most successful and controversial books of 2012 was Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, written by Susan Cain, who holds degrees in literature from Princeton and law from Harvard. Cain’s book explores how Western culture misunderstands and underestimates the character traits of introverts. It led her to work as a corporate lawyer before she devoted herself entirely to this subject. Her book includes historical examples ranging from Leonardo da Vinci and Albert Einstein to Steven Spielberg and J.K. Rowling. A starting point for scholars would be to reconstruct a counter-snapshot of how introversion has shaped the development of Western music. When we met Joshua Redman in 2023 for his Blue Note debut Where Are We?, he immediately confessed to his shy nature, as he does in every interview, so that his reserve would not be mistaken for rudeness. Since then, he […]
Paul Cornish: You’re Exaggerating!
Having emerged in Joshua Redman's quartet, the young pianist from Houston (also home to Jason Moran and Robert Glasper) makes his grand debut today
