Ben Ratliff CV at PFD

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Ben Ratliff

Agent: Simon Trewin

Ben Ratliff was born in New York City in 1968. He has been a jazz and pop critic at THE NEW YORK TIMES since 1996. He lives in Manhattan with his wife, Kate Reynolds, and their two sons, Henry and Toby.

COLTRANE'S SOUND	FABER (Del 1 Nov 06)

Ratliff looks at the influence of jazz great John Coltrane on the music world and takes up the issue of whether, as many claim, the development of jazz has virtually stopped since his death in 1967. This is a biography of Coltrane's music and its life in the cultural world, and it will center as much on the music's reception as on the music itself. Exploring Coltrane's legacy today, Ratliff will show how Coltrane has remained the single most influential musician in the current jazz language.