Stanley Crouch author biography, plus links to books by Stanley Crouch.

Stanley Crouch

"A stylish butcher of sacred cows" (Salon), and self-described "radical-pragmatist" Stanley Crouch (1945–2020) was a columnist, novelist, essayist, and television commentator. A cofounder of Jazz at Lincoln Center, he is the author of eight critically acclaimed books.

Glenn Mott edited Crouch's "American Perspectives" columns for over a decade.

A staff writer at the New Yorker, Jelani Cobb was a former student of Stanley Crouch.

Wynton Marsalis is an internationally acclaimed musician, composer, bandleader, and educator. He is the artistic director of Jazz at the Lincoln Center.

This biography was last updated on 09/13/2022.

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