Interchange – The Masks of Democracy (Original Air Date: June 21, 2017)

Published: Jan. 1, 2019, 11:10 p.m.

In a piece called “Jazz Democracy,” a Slate review of The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings of the Miles Davis Quintet, January 1965-June 1968, Adam Shatz writes: It’s a commonplace that jazz is the musical expression of American democracy. The unfortunate truth is that jazz more often resembles the daytime talk show: Everyone gets his or her …