Andy Beta
@andybeta.bsky.social
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/
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Cosmic Music
The first full-length biography of Alice Coltrane, the jazz musician and spiritual leader whose forward-thinking music was overshadowed by her more famous hu...
www.hachettebookgroup.com
Book Announcement: On March 3rd, Cosmic Music: The Life, Art, and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane will be out in the world. Pre-order at your local bookstore, directly from Hachette, or that other website that sells books: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/andy-...
Book Announcement: On March 3rd, Cosmic Music: The Life, Art, and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane will be out in the world. Pre-order at your local bookstore, directly from Hachette, or that other website that sells books: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/andy-...
Cosmic Music
The first full-length biography of Alice Coltrane, the jazz musician and spiritual leader whose forward-thinking music was overshadowed by her more famous hu...
www.hachettebookgroup.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Book Announcement: On March 3rd, Cosmic Music: The Life, Art, and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane will be out in the world. Pre-order at your local bookstore, directly from Hachette, or that other website that sells books: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/andy-...
I didn't even see this one! Someone told me that he played with her and since he's on The Elements and Illuminations, I figured it would be him.
January 15, 2026 at 5:11 PM
I didn't even see this one! Someone told me that he played with her and since he's on The Elements and Illuminations, I figured it would be him.
As I mentioned to @tylerwilcox.bsky.social my guess is that it's Ndugu playing drums in her trio
January 15, 2026 at 4:44 PM
As I mentioned to @tylerwilcox.bsky.social my guess is that it's Ndugu playing drums in her trio
At a certain point, I had more engagement just digging a hole in the backyard and yelling an announcement than I did posting on FB/X.
January 14, 2026 at 7:28 PM
At a certain point, I had more engagement just digging a hole in the backyard and yelling an announcement than I did posting on FB/X.
It's on page 279, great find!
January 14, 2026 at 2:05 PM
It's on page 279, great find!
Nineteen years ago today, Alice Coltrane/ Swamini Turiyasangitananda left this world. Yet her music continues to resonate and grow: andybeta.substack.com/p/cosmic-mus...
Cosmic Music: The Life, Art, and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane
Swamini left us nineteen years ago, yet her legacy continues to grow
andybeta.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Nineteen years ago today, Alice Coltrane/ Swamini Turiyasangitananda left this world. Yet her music continues to resonate and grow: andybeta.substack.com/p/cosmic-mus...
Reposted by Andy Beta
A reminder of some of the new books we’ve announced we’ll be publishing in the first few months of 2026. Still more to come (keep an eye out), as well as some of our existing favourites moving into paperback, so there’s plenty to look forward to…
January 9, 2026 at 1:45 PM
A reminder of some of the new books we’ve announced we’ll be publishing in the first few months of 2026. Still more to come (keep an eye out), as well as some of our existing favourites moving into paperback, so there’s plenty to look forward to…
"I don’t really see a great deal of difference between my recent work and my ‘80s stuff. Some 30-40 years on I’m obviously a different person, but the musical preoccupations remain much the same.” Robert Haigh on his @unseenworlds.com trilogy of sublime piano music: open.substack.com/pub/andybeta...
Robert Haigh
A conversation with the minimalist composer/ hardcore DnB pioneer on crafting ideal piano music for the bleakest part of winter
open.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:17 PM
"I don’t really see a great deal of difference between my recent work and my ‘80s stuff. Some 30-40 years on I’m obviously a different person, but the musical preoccupations remain much the same.” Robert Haigh on his @unseenworlds.com trilogy of sublime piano music: open.substack.com/pub/andybeta...
And buy Lee Morgan Live at the Lighthouse while you're at it! They won't reissue the full recordings for another 44 years.
January 2, 2026 at 6:55 PM
And buy Lee Morgan Live at the Lighthouse while you're at it! They won't reissue the full recordings for another 44 years.
"Hopefully what I’m doing is inspiring people and healing some people. You know maybe they are healed by what they hear."
A conversation with Amina Claudine Myers and the album that imparted some solace in 2025:
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A conversation with Amina Claudine Myers and the album that imparted some solace in 2025:
open.substack.com/pub/andybeta...
Amina Claudine Myers
An interview with the AACM alumni on playing in the church, having the Holy Spirit enter the room, performing a play without dialogue, and going to the source.
open.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"Hopefully what I’m doing is inspiring people and healing some people. You know maybe they are healed by what they hear."
A conversation with Amina Claudine Myers and the album that imparted some solace in 2025:
open.substack.com/pub/andybeta...
A conversation with Amina Claudine Myers and the album that imparted some solace in 2025:
open.substack.com/pub/andybeta...
[racks brain to think of last time I went to a show there]
December 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
[racks brain to think of last time I went to a show there]
I can think of at least one title
December 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I can think of at least one title
A total legend. Got to chat with Toni a few years back when working on a story about Bruce Conner and she had tales for days:
Had a great time talking to TONI BASIL - who's done everything worked with everyone: Elvis, the Rat Pack, Bowie, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson, Tina Turner, Talking Heads, Devo, the Lockers - and had a hit of her own of course - she's been places!
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
The magical life of Toni Basil: how she taught Elvis, enchanted Bowie - and had a smash hit with ‘Mickey’
The woman Quentin Tarantino called ‘the goddess of go-go’ is one of the most connected and accomplished in Hollywood. At 82, she recalls working with Tina Turner, Bette Midler, Frank Sinatra, David By...
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
A total legend. Got to chat with Toni a few years back when working on a story about Bruce Conner and she had tales for days:
Nightmare blunt rotation
December 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Nightmare blunt rotation
Also beaming in from deep space: jamesholden.bandcamp.com/album/the-un...
The Universe Will Take Care Of You, by Holden & Zimpel
6 track album
jamesholden.bandcamp.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Also beaming in from deep space: jamesholden.bandcamp.com/album/the-un...
Like a comet coming back into view after 7 years in deep space, always welcome the return of Steve Tibbetts: stevetibbetts.com/close/
Close · Steve Tibbetts
Best of Steve Tibbetts ECM records electric guitar 2-CD set Hellbound Train Compilation
stevetibbetts.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Like a comet coming back into view after 7 years in deep space, always welcome the return of Steve Tibbetts: stevetibbetts.com/close/
Guess I have a type, solo master musician in communion with their instrument and the divine: blacktruffle.bandcamp.com/album/christ...
Christer Bothén Donso n’goni, by Christer Bothén
7 track album
blacktruffle.bandcamp.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Guess I have a type, solo master musician in communion with their instrument and the divine: blacktruffle.bandcamp.com/album/christ...
More solo piano zen mind states from Red Hook, the final sessions from Masabumi 'Poo' Kikuchi: redhookrecords.bandcamp.com/album/hanami...
Hanamichi - The Final Studio Recording Vol. II, by Masabumi Kikuchi
7 track album
redhookrecords.bandcamp.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
More solo piano zen mind states from Red Hook, the final sessions from Masabumi 'Poo' Kikuchi: redhookrecords.bandcamp.com/album/hanami...
Have I mentioned the amount of solace I took in Amina Claudine Myers's new solo piano album this year? It saved me at times and can do the same for you: redhookrecords.bandcamp.com/album/solace...
Solace of the Mind, by Amina Claudine Myers
10 track album
redhookrecords.bandcamp.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Have I mentioned the amount of solace I took in Amina Claudine Myers's new solo piano album this year? It saved me at times and can do the same for you: redhookrecords.bandcamp.com/album/solace...
Repping for two Chris Williams joints this year: hxhexpanse.bandcamp.com/album/stark-...
and
chriswilliamstpt.bandcamp.com/album/odu-vi...
and
chriswilliamstpt.bandcamp.com/album/odu-vi...
STARK PHENOMENA, by HxH
3 track album
hxhexpanse.bandcamp.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Repping for two Chris Williams joints this year: hxhexpanse.bandcamp.com/album/stark-...
and
chriswilliamstpt.bandcamp.com/album/odu-vi...
and
chriswilliamstpt.bandcamp.com/album/odu-vi...
Since his return a few years back, Eddie Chacon has kept the old soul soul coming out at a clip: eddiechaconofficial.bandcamp.com/album/lay-low
Lay Low, by EDDIE CHACON
8 track album
eddiechaconofficial.bandcamp.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Since his return a few years back, Eddie Chacon has kept the old soul soul coming out at a clip: eddiechaconofficial.bandcamp.com/album/lay-low
If you need it in 🧵 form:
big gift from Jefre this year with two new pieces, including this luminous one: jefrecantu-ledesma.bandcamp.com/album/gift-s...
big gift from Jefre this year with two new pieces, including this luminous one: jefrecantu-ledesma.bandcamp.com/album/gift-s...
Gift Songs, by Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
6 track album
jefrecantu-ledesma.bandcamp.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
If you need it in 🧵 form:
big gift from Jefre this year with two new pieces, including this luminous one: jefrecantu-ledesma.bandcamp.com/album/gift-s...
big gift from Jefre this year with two new pieces, including this luminous one: jefrecantu-ledesma.bandcamp.com/album/gift-s...
23rd Street (+ many co-signs)
December 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
23rd Street (+ many co-signs)
"There were these cute cat videos you could share on your phone. And then everyone turned into Nazis."
December 11, 2025 at 11:59 PM
"There were these cute cat videos you could share on your phone. And then everyone turned into Nazis."