I’m a passionate writer focused on the arts, and sometimes on poetry and prose. I am always looking for interesting music and artwork to write about and I make it my goal to cover as wide a variety of the arts as possible in as many different ways as possible. I try to cover a diversity of medium and genre, intersections with cultural issues, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and socio-economic status.

I think that people doing new things with old mediums, old things with new mediums, and everything in between is interesting, but I also think that someone who has committed to one thing, whether its the hip new thing or not, is worth writing about too. I’m always open to hearing about new projects, and always open to collaboration. I’m available as a freelance writer in any area of arts writing. I am a regular contributor Jazz.About.com, and I have also contributed articles to New Music Box, the FONT Blog and of course, right here at DouglasDetrick.com. I’ve selected some samples of my work, broken down by category, for those who might be interested. I am also available on a freelance basis as a grant writer.

Essay

Chicago’s EveryPeople Workshop Shapes its Future with Inspiration From the Past for New Music Box
Keeping Portland Creative for New Music Box
Kenny Wheeler: Profile of an Incredible Career for the FONT Blog – This profile was written in anticipation of Wheeler’s 2011 appearance at FONT in New York City.
What Will We Do Without the Avant-Garde? – My experience playing Christian Wolff’s music with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.

Interview

Brian McWhorter
Jeff Kaiser
Nate Wooley co-presented with FONT
Nick Smart on Kenny Wheeler for the FONT Blog

Album Reviews

A small selection of my reviews, interviews and profiles for this blog.

Harris Eisenstadt’s September Trio for About.com
Concert Review: Darius Jones Trio at Littlefield from the 2011 Undead Jazz Festival for About.com

Short Stories/Poetry

feathered – Commissioned by John Sutton and the EveryPeople Workshop for their Short Short Stories series.