Author of Cosmic Music: The Life, Art, and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane (Spring 2026) Pre-order it here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/andy-beta/cosmic-music/9780306836169/https://bsky.app/profile/andybeta.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/andybeta.bsky.social/post/3mlltbokddk2d"Great jazz clubs are always that cozy...Even the color of the Vanguard is perfect, that darkish crimson red you got going on with the curtains." Chatted with Immanuel Wilkins about his favorite albums/ memories from the Village Vanguard: https://www.everythingjazz.com/story/immanuel-wilkins-live-at-the-village-vanguard-vol-2/11 May 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:nunvco5pvimvatiubobgowpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlltbokddk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/andybeta.bsky.social/post/3mldzqtdfck27Bucket list chat about free jazz, UK free improv, Alice, and turning into an ECM guy with Thurston Moore: https://open.substack.com/pub/andybeta/p/thurston-moore?r=dh1l0&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web08 May 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:nunvco5pvimvatiubobgowpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldzqtdfck27https://bsky.app/profile/andybeta.bsky.social/post/3mkkntovnx22sD.C. peeps, I'll be in conversation with @bushmeatsound.bsky.social this Wed: [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Apr 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:nunvco5pvimvatiubobgowpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkntovnx22shttps://bsky.app/profile/andybeta.bsky.social/post/3mk6mukcwh22z"Whether it’s explaining her approach to making and recording music or her uncanny ability to always find a parking place. Beta simply grants Alice Coltrane the autonomy to define her own experience, which shouldn’t be radical, and yet it is." TY @carynrose.bsky.social https://www.salon.com/2026/04/14/alice-coltrane-and-no-waves-overlooked-women-step-out-of-the-margins/23 Apr 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:nunvco5pvimvatiubobgowpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6mukcwh22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/andybeta.bsky.social/post/3mk3sk4c7k22yThinking back some 13 years ago to an old review, while also remembering getting a MHTRTC promo from @motormouthmediapr.bsky.social and also seeing Boards of Canada play live! https://substack.com/home/post/p-19503868622 Apr 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:nunvco5pvimvatiubobgowpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3sk4c7k22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/andybeta.bsky.social/post/3mjzmvlze2k2mextra lovea-what bro: https://youtu.be/Q7mWtZTjCzo?si=dlvSrKtDPpfLfyBh [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Apr 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:nunvco5pvimvatiubobgowpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzmvlze2k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/andybeta.bsky.social/post/3mjzk2mlkfc2oTen years gone. And I still think back to this small moment in rehearsal before Prince's legendary RnR HoF performance: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/28/arts/music/prince-guitar-rock-hall-of-fame.html21 Apr 2026 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:nunvco5pvimvatiubobgowpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzk2mlkfc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/andybeta.bsky.social/post/3mjx3grmzcc2q"She wanted to disappear in silence." Heartbroken to hear of Irena's recent unreported passing, but heartened to know she has now joined Vojtěch in the next life: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/apr/15/irena-havlova-vojtech-havel-havlovi-czech-duo-death-bryce-dessner20 Apr 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:nunvco5pvimvatiubobgowpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjx3grmzcc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/andybeta.bsky.social/post/3mjnlu2xqqs2h💫 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Apr 2026 23:47 +0000at://did:plc:nunvco5pvimvatiubobgowpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjnlu2xqqs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/andybeta.bsky.social/post/3mjkicxqd422wNGL, really cool to hear Cosmic Music discussed on NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/04/13/nx-s1-5783779/speakeasies-to-symphonies-and-cosmic-music-chronicle-2-jazz-greats15 Apr 2026 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:nunvco5pvimvatiubobgowpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkicxqd422whttps://bsky.app/profile/andybeta.bsky.social/post/3mji3wkejhk2kForgetting to remember a review from the first week of the pandemic and going into the cinematic rainforest of Priscilla Ermel's music: https://substack.com/home/post/p-19264279314 Apr 2026 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:nunvco5pvimvatiubobgowpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mji3wkejhk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/andybeta.bsky.social/post/3mjd6abbfvs2g🙏 [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Apr 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:nunvco5pvimvatiubobgowpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjd6abbfvs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/andybeta.bsky.social/post/3miw7t2nmd226Chatted music, spirituality, and writing about a saint with @tylerwilcox.bsky.social for @aquariumdrunkard.com: https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/04/07/cosmic-music-the-life-art-and-transcendence-of-alice-coltrane-in-conversation-with-andy-beta/07 Apr 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:nunvco5pvimvatiubobgowpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miw7t2nmd226https://bsky.app/profile/andybeta.bsky.social/post/3mhy4l4lpls24Hometown paper: https://www.sacurrent.com/music/san-antonio-raised-author-andy-betas-new-book-offers-look-at-jazz-innovator-alice-coltrane/26 Mar 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:nunvco5pvimvatiubobgowpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhy4l4lpls24https://bsky.app/profile/andybeta.bsky.social/post/3mhsw3cvvys2uTonight! With Brandee Younger, the legendary Tulsi, and @jennpelly.bsky.social https://as.nyu.edu/departments/sca/events/spring-2026/cosmic-music.html?challenge=d06e90d7-4d8f-4b88-9d8c-10b73beb60f124 Mar 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:nunvco5pvimvatiubobgowpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsw3cvvys2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/andybeta.bsky.social/post/3mhj5jbchf222UK release day for Cosmic Music:20 Mar 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:nunvco5pvimvatiubobgowpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhj5jbchf222https://bsky.app/profile/andybeta.bsky.social/post/3mhenm7iibc2qA chat with @grantsharpies.bsky.social for @pastemagazine.bsky.social "Her spirituality is the centerpiece. There was a certain point in writing the book, probably about two-thirds of the way in, and I sort of hit a spot where I’m like, 'This is no longer a music biography.' It kind of falls away." [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Mar 2026 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:nunvco5pvimvatiubobgowpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhenm7iibc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/andybeta.bsky.social/post/3mhdir3f3j22hNext Tuesday at NYU's Colloquium of Unpopular Culture: https://as.nyu.edu/departments/sca/events/spring-2026/cosmic-music.html18 Mar 2026 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:nunvco5pvimvatiubobgowpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdir3f3j22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/andybeta.bsky.social/post/3mhb3guraxk27Eternity today over at @thequietus.com: https://thequietus.com/culture/books/alice-coltrane-eternity-book-review/17 Mar 2026 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:nunvco5pvimvatiubobgowpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhb3guraxk27https://bsky.app/profile/andybeta.bsky.social/post/3mh76xhsghs2kWon't play outside of the UK 🤷‍♂️ but a dream to speak with @zakiasewell.bsky.social about Alice: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002rymh16 Mar 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:nunvco5pvimvatiubobgowpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh76xhsghs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/andybeta.bsky.social/post/3mguxdz2x7s2x"I found a much deeper connection with Cuban filin. You can hear somebody singing with these kind of Nat King Cole harmonies, but it’s in Spanish." https://www.everythingjazz.com/story/melissa-aldanas-filin-revisiting-cuban-ballads/12 Mar 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:nunvco5pvimvatiubobgowpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mguxdz2x7s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/andybeta.bsky.social/post/3mgsdtym5v224The agony of listening to my voice in conversation with fellow underground music veteran Marc Masters: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/081-andy-beta-on-alice-coltrane/id1670203275?i=100075287383811 Mar 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:nunvco5pvimvatiubobgowpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgsdtym5v224