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Well, Sarah Stillman, thank you so much for speaking with us.

Well, Sarah Stillman, thank you so much for speaking with us.

Sarah Stillman is a staff writer for The New Yorker. Her new article is titled Starved in Jail. Coming up, we'll remember renowned jazz critic and a friend of Fresh Air, Francis Davis. This is Fresh Air. We're ending with some fresh air family news. We want to send our sympathy and love to Terry Gross.

Sarah Stillman is a staff writer for The New Yorker. Her new article is titled Starved in Jail. Coming up, we'll remember renowned jazz critic and a friend of Fresh Air, Francis Davis. This is Fresh Air. We're ending with some fresh air family news. We want to send our sympathy and love to Terry Gross.

Sarah Stillman is a staff writer for The New Yorker. Her new article is titled Starved in Jail. Coming up, we'll remember renowned jazz critic and a friend of Fresh Air, Francis Davis. This is Fresh Air. We're ending with some fresh air family news. We want to send our sympathy and love to Terry Gross.

Her husband, the noted writer and jazz critic Francis Davis, died Monday under home hospice care following an illness. For many years, Francis was the jazz critic for The Village Voice and later a contributing editor for The Atlantic Monthly. He's the author of many books on jazz, including Bebop and Nothingness, In the Moment, and Outkats, Jazz Composers, Instrumentalists, and Singers.

Her husband, the noted writer and jazz critic Francis Davis, died Monday under home hospice care following an illness. For many years, Francis was the jazz critic for The Village Voice and later a contributing editor for The Atlantic Monthly. He's the author of many books on jazz, including Bebop and Nothingness, In the Moment, and Outkats, Jazz Composers, Instrumentalists, and Singers.

Her husband, the noted writer and jazz critic Francis Davis, died Monday under home hospice care following an illness. For many years, Francis was the jazz critic for The Village Voice and later a contributing editor for The Atlantic Monthly. He's the author of many books on jazz, including Bebop and Nothingness, In the Moment, and Outkats, Jazz Composers, Instrumentalists, and Singers.

He won a Grammy in 2009 for his liner notes to the 50th anniversary reissue of the iconic Miles Davis recording Kind of Blue. In 2006, he started a critics poll for the Village Voice that included 30 critics weighing in on the year's jazz releases. Now named after him, the Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll had over 150 participating critics last year.

He won a Grammy in 2009 for his liner notes to the 50th anniversary reissue of the iconic Miles Davis recording Kind of Blue. In 2006, he started a critics poll for the Village Voice that included 30 critics weighing in on the year's jazz releases. Now named after him, the Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll had over 150 participating critics last year.

He won a Grammy in 2009 for his liner notes to the 50th anniversary reissue of the iconic Miles Davis recording Kind of Blue. In 2006, he started a critics poll for the Village Voice that included 30 critics weighing in on the year's jazz releases. Now named after him, the Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll had over 150 participating critics last year.

And he was Fresh Air's jazz critic when we were a local show in Philadelphia and during our earliest days as a national program. This is an excerpt from a piece he recorded in 1980 for his feature, Interval, on the jazz pianist Jackie Byard.

And he was Fresh Air's jazz critic when we were a local show in Philadelphia and during our earliest days as a national program. This is an excerpt from a piece he recorded in 1980 for his feature, Interval, on the jazz pianist Jackie Byard.

And he was Fresh Air's jazz critic when we were a local show in Philadelphia and during our earliest days as a national program. This is an excerpt from a piece he recorded in 1980 for his feature, Interval, on the jazz pianist Jackie Byard.

Francis Davis from a piece he wrote for Fresh Air in 1980. We asked our jazz historian, Kevin Whitehead, a friend of Francis, for his thoughts.

Francis Davis from a piece he wrote for Fresh Air in 1980. We asked our jazz historian, Kevin Whitehead, a friend of Francis, for his thoughts.

Francis Davis from a piece he wrote for Fresh Air in 1980. We asked our jazz historian, Kevin Whitehead, a friend of Francis, for his thoughts.

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To find out what's happening behind the scenes of our show and get our producers' recommendations for what to watch, read, and listen to, subscribe to our free newsletter at whyy.org slash freshair. Fresh Air's executive producer is Danny Miller. Our technical director and engineer is Audrey Bentham. Our managing producer is Sam Brigger.