Tom Jackson

Feb 2, 2024 | russianfuturism.substack.com | Tom Jackson

Nikolai Sidelnikov, right, shakes hands with Dimitri Shostakovich. (Photo from Sidelnikov website.)As much as I love the famous Russian composers of the 20th century and the modern age — Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Shostakovich — I have a soft spot for the many more obscure composers who don’t get more attention. Thanks for reading Russian Futurism! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. I have lately been listening to Nikolai Sidelnikov (1930-1992).

Jan 7, 2024 | russianfuturism.substack.com | Tom Jackson

Alexander Mosolov in 1927It looks like there is going to be a movie about one of my favorite unsung Russian composers, Alexander Mosolov (1900-1973). Efforts to bring the movie to fruition had been delayed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Thanks for reading Russian Futurism! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Deadline reports that a well-known Israeli actor, Lior Ashkenazi, has been signed for the project.

Aug 14, 2023 | russianfuturism.substack.com | Tom Jackson

My favorite classical music critic was Vadim Batitsky, who under the pen name of “Boom” wrote the Boom’s Dungeon music blog. He only revealed his real name when he realized he was dying from a terminal illness. Although he was more fond of atonal and twelve tone music than I generally am, his blog archive remains stimulating reading. Thanks for reading Russian Futurism! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.

Jul 25, 2023 | russianfuturism.substack.com | Tom Jackson

Marti Jones and Don Dixon in concert. (Photo courtesy Don Dixon). If you own any recordings by Canton, Ohio, musician Don Dixon, you may be a little bit of a music nerd. But if you listen to rock music, you probably know some of the bands who had successful music careers largely because of Dixon's production skills. Dixon was the co-producer for the first two studio albums recorded by R.E.M.; “Rolling Stone” magazine named Murmur, the band’s initial album, the best album of 1983.

Jul 4, 2023 | vettimes.co.uk | Tom Jackson