James Ketterer

Playing with the Arch Stanton Quartet on Saturday, March 21, 2pm at the @RCS_C_Library in Ravena, NY - the next installment of The Sheltering Sky performance. Supported by a grant from the Albany County Arts and Culture program.

Malia DuMont and I were interviewed on @981kze about the music and diplomacy event in Kingston, NY, on March 29, 3pm at the Old Dutch Church: wkze.com/wp-content/upl…

Today with @archstantonjazz

Excellent op-ed by @evanshinners: "For classical music to endure, we need to demonstrate to a new audience that the form is not similar to modern music but actually very different in important and — once you acquire a taste for it — enjoyable ways." nytimes.com/2026/01/20/opi…

Arch Stanton Quartet coming to the @MenandsLib on 1/20, 630PM. A performance inspired by the music and writings of Paul Bowles.

Kevin Maloney & I participated in First Monday Forum of @PDCouncil, in conversation w @NickCull on Values-Based Narratives and US Foreign Policy. This draws on an ongoing project Kevin & I are co-chairing at @carnegiecouncil youtu.be/nRweBgyjTOU?si…

I was on The Roundtable on @WAMCRadio, discussing the implications of the US intervention in Venezuela. It was a pleasure to be joined by smart fellow panelists, including Libby Post, Robert Brigham and Alexander Mihailovic, plus host @JoeCDonahue. share.google/EvHPSKri1JkS7v…

Kevin Maloney and I were interviewed by Bill Wanlund of the @PDCouncil about our illiberal narratives and shifting values at @carnegiecouncil. publicdiplomacy.org/news_manager.p…

I hope you can join Kevin Maloney and me for this @PDCouncil talk on Monday January 5 at 12pm EST. @carnegiecouncil @BardCollege @bardcce

Check out this interview on jazz diplomacy I did with @CairoReview at @AUC. Many thanks to Judi Yassin for the great conversation and to @Firas_Atraqchi for making it happen. thecairoreview.com/podcasts/u-s-j…

Excellent piece by @david_cowan in @EngelsbergIdeas on the lessons to be learned from George Canning's British diplomacy in the early 1800s, the role of great powers and small states, and the relationship between diplomatic initiatives and public opinion. engelsbergideas.com/essays/the-can…

Spent some time today in the jazz corner on @wcdb, with the great Bill McCann. We were there to discuss our new project, "Exploring the Sheltering Sky: The Music and Words of Paul Bowles"

@archstantonjazz will be at @VoorheesvillePL on Wednesday, November 12, 6PM for the next installment of "Exploring the Sheltering Sky," inspired by the music and writings of Paul Bowles

It was great to be back in Egypt, hosted by the Center for American Studies and Research at @AUC, where I gave talks on jazz diplomacy, gave a talk on cross-cultural exchanges for @AUC_SCE & Cairo Rotary, plus a podcast interview with Cairo Review and going to Cairo Jazz Fest.