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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

One man tells Hentoff that Marie was different from the other doctors.

From Scientific American • Apr. 6, 2023

“None of those leaders posthumously had the advantage of a Sue Mingus,” the jazz critic and journalist Nat Hentoff, a close friend of the Minguses, told The Boston Globe in 2004.

From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2022

Nat Hentoff enters the world of Maurice Sendak, the author of “Where the Wild Things Are.”

From The New Yorker • Feb. 17, 2019

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