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James Kaplan

James Kaplan
James Kaplan’s essays, stories, reviews, and profiles have appeared in numerous magazines, including The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, Esquire, and New York. His novels include Pearl’s Progress and Two Guys from Verona, a New York Times Notable Book for 1998. His nonfiction works include The Airport, You Cannot Be Serious (coauthored with John McEnroe), Dean & Me: A Love Story (with Jerry Lewis), Frank: The Voice, and Sinatra: The Chairman. He is a 2012 Guggenheim Fellow. He lives in Westchester, New York.


The Icon and the Upstart: On Miles Davis’s Legendary Feud With Wynton Marsalis

James Kaplan Remembers One of Jazz’s Great Generational Battles
March 6, 2024  By James Kaplan
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