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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

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

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

Free-speech hawk Nat Hentoff helped bring attention to what he saw as a campus chilling effect with a 1990 Washington Post essay.

From Washington Post • Mar. 15, 2018

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