by Kabir Sehgal | Apr 5, 2026 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 334 words. A man is riding a horse at full speed. Someone standing nearby shouts: “Where are you going?” The rider calls back: “I don’t know. Ask the horse.” I stopped when I came across this story. Because a lot of...
by Kabir Sehgal | Mar 29, 2026 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 319 words. James Stockdale spent eight years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. He was tortured repeatedly. Later, he was asked: Who did not make it out? His answer: The optimists. The ones who said, “We will be out by Christmas.” Then...
by Kabir Sehgal | Mar 26, 2026 | All, Liner Notes, Music
I’ve been thinking about 2026 for a long time. My first book Jazzocracy: Jazz, Democracy, and the Creation of a New American Mythology was published in 2008. I researched the history of jazz music and why it is quintessentially American. Trying to define what is...
by Kabir Sehgal | Mar 22, 2026 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 337 words. Valerie Plame spent years working undercover in places like Athens and Brussels. Even many friends and acquaintances did not suspect. Her husband later explained how she did it: Most people are interested in talking about themselves....
by Kabir Sehgal | Mar 15, 2026 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 305 words. Today is March 15. The Ides of March. So I find myself thinking about Julius Caesar. Not how he died. But how he once got kidnapped by pirates. They demanded 20 talents for his release. He laughed. He told them to ask for 50. Even as a...
by Kabir Sehgal | Mar 12, 2026 | All, Portfolio Career
Meet Christopher Sánchez. He’s a multi-careerist based in New York. I met him through a mutual friend who raved about his music. Christopher’s career spans music and finance, and I immediately related to his journey. This is how he navigates his careers....
by Kabir Sehgal | Mar 8, 2026 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 358 words. A composer friend of mine was offered a well-paid film scoring job he didn’t love. He asked me whether he should take it. So we thought through the math together. He is 62. The average life expectancy for U.S. men is about...
by Kabir Sehgal | Mar 1, 2026 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 307 words. When Quincy Jones heard the final mix of “Billie Jean,” he had one concern. The intro was too long. Radio programmers were already complaining that listeners would change stations before the vocals came in. Quincy pushed...
by Kabir Sehgal | Feb 22, 2026 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 370 words. In 2017, I traveled to Selma with Congressman John Lewis. Over breakfast at the hotel, I asked if I could record him reading a speech. I had a vague idea then. Maybe an album about Selma. Nothing concrete. We found an empty ballroom. I...
by Kabir Sehgal | Feb 15, 2026 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 367 words. A man is brought into the emergency room after an accident. He is bleeding badly. A doctor rushes over and prepares to treat him. Before the doctor can begin, the man interrupts. “Wait,” he says.”How did this happen...
