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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

“When someone like Glenn Miller or Artie Shaw dies and a sideman takes over the band, it’s called a ghost band because it just isn’t the same,” Hentoff told The Post in 1999.

From Washington Post Sep. 27, 2022

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

From The New Yorker Feb. 17, 2019

Mr. Tomasky said that he and the other organizers started planning the reunion in January, when two of the paper’s flagship writers, Nat Hentoff and Wayne Barrett, died within 12 days of each other.

From New York Times Sep. 10, 2017

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