UIC Alumni Magazine
(all articles in pdf format)
The Town Trumpet
My profile of trumpeter-educator Orbert Davis appears in the May/June issue of the University of Illinois-Chicago Alumni Magazine.
Dino Publishing Articles
Since 2001, I've been a freelance writer and editor for Dino Publishing and its high-quality custom magazines, such as Sea Ray Living, Taste and Trophy. I've also implemented a couple of major redesigns to the company's website, dinopublishing.com. Here are a few magazine articles I've written for them recently.
The Eyes Have It
Sea Ray Living, Summer 2008
A jet-setting eye doctor and his newlywed wife relish simple romantic pleasures on their Sea Ray boat.
Tenderloin Moments
Taste Magazine, Spring 2008
With the aid of a DCS grill and oven, a close-knit Texas
foursome enjoys great food and even greater friendship.
Drumming it Up
Trophy Magazine, Fall 2007
Fishing for black drum off the coast of Virginia aboard a Trophy boat.
Flying High
Sea Ray Living, Winter 2009
Whether cruising in his company jet or on one
of his two Sea Ray boats, Dennis Hammond enjoys
his journeys as much as his destinations.
DownBeat Magazine
I briefly served as associate editor for DownBeat while I was editor of Music Inc .in the '90s, and I was a regular freelance contributor from 1997 to 2005.
Sound
of Oneness — Celebrating Count Basie
September 2004
Cult
of Cannonball
March 2003 cover story on Julian "Cannonball" Adderley
Jacob
Fred Jazz Odyssey Grows Up
March 2005
Music Inc. Magazine
From 1991 to 1997, I served full time as an editor for this national trade magazine for owners and managers of music retail stores. Here are a few freelance articles I've written for them in recent years.