Stories
A Lexicon of Jazz: From the 1930s to Now
Rafi Mercer traces a living lexicon of jazz, from the 1930s swing of Billie Holiday to the spiritual fire of Coltrane, Nina Simone’s defiance, and Idris Muhammad’s groove.
A Lexicon of Jazz: From the 1930s to Now
Rafi Mercer traces a living lexicon of jazz, from the 1930s swing of Billie Holiday to the spiritual fire of Coltrane, Nina Simone’s defiance, and Idris Muhammad’s groove.
Why the Time Is Right for Tracks & Tales
Rafi Mercer reflects on timing, disruption, and renewal — from Napster’s shockwave to Virgin and the dot-com years — and why now is the moment for a global guide to...
Why the Time Is Right for Tracks & Tales
Rafi Mercer reflects on timing, disruption, and renewal — from Napster’s shockwave to Virgin and the dot-com years — and why now is the moment for a global guide to...
The Record Deck Is Never Just a Machine
Rafi Mercer reflects on why a turntable is more than a tool for playing records — part memory, part asset, part identity, and a gateway to the future of listening.
The Record Deck Is Never Just a Machine
Rafi Mercer reflects on why a turntable is more than a tool for playing records — part memory, part asset, part identity, and a gateway to the future of listening.
What Tracks & Tales Wants to Achieve
Rafi Mercer sets out the simple but radical ambition of Tracks & Tales: to map the world’s best sounding venues, to tell the story of albums, and to shape a...
What Tracks & Tales Wants to Achieve
Rafi Mercer sets out the simple but radical ambition of Tracks & Tales: to map the world’s best sounding venues, to tell the story of albums, and to shape a...
What is Active Listening
Rafi Mercer explores active listening as more than a skill — an act of presence, silence, and fidelity that defines the culture of listening bars worldwide.
What is Active Listening
Rafi Mercer explores active listening as more than a skill — an act of presence, silence, and fidelity that defines the culture of listening bars worldwide.
Why Listening Bars Matter in a World of Noise
Rafi Mercer reflects on the quiet radicalism of listening bars — sanctuaries where music holds the room, silence has value, and the world slows to listen.
Why Listening Bars Matter in a World of Noise
Rafi Mercer reflects on the quiet radicalism of listening bars — sanctuaries where music holds the room, silence has value, and the world slows to listen.