An-Dinh Nguyen

Music History

From online articles to academic papers, I've written quite a bit about 20th-century African-American music, specifically Motown and jazz with an eye on their places in American culture.

Soully Oldies

My self-published website celebrates classic Motown artists and educates fans through biographies, discographies and reviews. Highlights below.

Short Biographies

Film and TV Reviews

Book Reviews

Miscellaneous


I wrote a dozen response papers to movies I watched for John Szwed's college anthropology course, Jazz on Film. Below are a handful of them.

Short Essays


Music Analysis and Appreciation

Besides surveying whole eras, I've also handled the "notey-gritty": precise, formal song analyses.

Essays

I wrote the following for two classes that covered the gamut of jazz, from traditional to avant-garde.
 

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