Giovanni Russonello ← THE MATRIX of FABULOUS DISCOVERIES

Worldlines from Giovanni Russonello: I'LL TAKE YOU THERE! ▶

Giovanni Russonello

THE MATRIX WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT TO OPEN THE WIDE WORLD UP FOR AND TO OBSCURE MUSICIANS IN BRAZIL. BUT TO WORK FOR THEM, IT HAS TO WORK FOR EVERYBODY: A short series of steps can potentially carry anybody anywhere on the planet between Giovanni Russonello and all other artists everywhere. By what magic? The same seemingly magical mathematical principle which dictates that in human society there are between Giovanni Russonello and you 6 or fewer degrees of separation.

ma·trix /ˈmātriks/ originally "source", from "mater", Latin for "mother". We're real mothers for ya!

Who's taking you???

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Who I Am & Where I Live

Name: Giovanni Russonello
City: New York City
Country: United States

My Life & Work

Bio: Giovanni Russonello is a journalist and music critic who covers jazz and improvised music as well as electoral politics for the New York Times. He’s also the founding editor of CapitalBop, a publication and presenting organization serving the Washington, D.C. jazz scene.

His writing has appeared in the Washington Post, NPR Music, JazzTimes, The FADER, DownBeat and the Investigative Reporting Workshop, among others. For more than two years he hosted “On the Margin,” a weekly books show on WPFW-FM in Washington, D.C. He graduated from Tufts University with a bachelor’s degree in history, with a focus on African-American history.