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Hentoff

American  
[hen-tawf, ‑tof] / ˈhɛn tɔf, ‑tɒf /

noun

  1. Nat(han Irving), 1925–2017, U.S. writer and critic.


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Among her many ventures to champion the jazz music she loves so much is A&R for iconic jazz label Candid Records, founded by the great jazz writer Nat Hentoff in 1960.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2025

‘The Pleasures of Being Out of Step: Notes on the Life of Nat Hentoff’: The critic Nat Hentoff is the subject of this engaging 2014 bio-documentary from the director David L. Lewis.

From New York Times Nov. 29, 2024

And Hentoff got The New Yorker to devote a whole forty-five pages of print to Marie, and later Hentoff expanded those pages into a full biography.

From Scientific American Apr. 6, 2023

In the liner notes to “Night Dreamer,” Shorter says to Nat Hentoff, “I knew that for my first album for Blue Note, I had to create something substantial!”

From The New Yorker Aug. 25, 2018

Hentoff thought law students, of all people, should prioritize free speech, and he believed that the college kids were beginning to shield themselves from views they deemed offensive.

From Washington Post Mar. 15, 2018

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