by Kabir Sehgal | Apr 19, 2026 | Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 331 words. One of the most famous American composers started by playing songs in a cramped Tin Pan Alley office for $15 a week. George Gershwin’s inspiration didn’t come from isolating himself. It came from contact. With the city.With...
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 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 | 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...
by Kabir Sehgal | Jan 25, 2026 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 355 words. When I worked in corporate strategy, an exec snapped at me in a meeting. Raised voice. Tight room. Everyone went quiet. I assumed I’d messed something up. Later I learned the numbers had just fallen apart. The board was arriving...
by Kabir Sehgal | Jan 11, 2026 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 300 words. A man stands in front of a locked door he’s been trying to open for months. He studies the hinges. He inspects the grain of the wood. He wonders who built it and why. He sketches diagrams. Reads manuals. Asks others what they...
by Kabir Sehgal | Dec 21, 2025 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 324 words.The holidays can bring anxiety. It’s a season of gatherings, where sociability is celebrated. But for some of us, the idea of attending events & meeting folks is overwhelming. In a world that values outgoing personalities,...
by Kabir Sehgal | Oct 26, 2025 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 393 words. A farmer once told his grandson,”You plant in spring, water in summer, and harvest in autumn. But you never tug a mango down. When it’s ready, it falls.” As the leaves change and the season turns, October reminds...
