It's so great how he has created enormous success for himself on substack. Everyone always says jazz is dead and there is no audience; his writing proves the naysayers are wrong.
I don't know that people say 'jazz is dead', but it's certainly a shell of its former self. Wanna make a living playing jazz in 2025? The odds are stacked, massively, against you. Wanna earn enough to buy food for your dog? The odds are slightly better.