Joseph Hayes

freelance writer

If it's of interest, I write about it. Restaurant reviews and critical essays on theater and movies. Profiles of jazz musicians and leaders in the business community. Traveling - and eating - in Italy and New Orleans. My piece on the environmental impact of sushi (in 2001, years ahead of the "green" media) was distributed online internationally and featured as a cover story in several cities and two countries.

articles...

  • Expanding on Genius

    In 1902 artist, designer and businessman Louis Comfort Tiffany began construction on a multimillion dollar estate on the western shore of Cold Spring Harbor in Long Island, N.Y. He named it Laurelton Hall and designed every aspect of the 84-room house, from its copper roof to its furniture to the silverware on the dining room table. Taking three years to complete, it would become a testament to his immense and wide-ranging talent. It also was considered Tiffany's greatest work.
    read more► (Winter Park Magazine)

  • Rivers' Edge

    Musicians call sheet music a chart. Like a diagram or a map, it’s designed to help them get somewhere; specifically, it leads them through the changing chords of a particular tune. When you’re a musician in the 18-piece RivBea Orchestra, the charts written by jazz-saxophone legend Sam Rivers are maps of a very convoluted road.
    read more► (Orlando Magazine)

  • If You Knew Sushi

    Had raw fish lately? If not, it's because you've consciously avoided it. The recent explosion of sushi bars, from boutique restaurants like Roy's to the fish counter at Publix Supermarket, has made sashimi (the actual fish; sushi refers to the rice) the new hot ticket.
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    (AlterNet; Edmonton VUE Weekly; Tampa Weekly Planet; Orlando Weekly)