Sunday, June 7th
sounds of Chicago
Fellowship Baptist Church Choir (feat. Loretta Oliver, 1933-), “He Took My Sins Away,” 1999 and 2023
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2026
Friday, June 5th
what’s new
Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble, live (“The Music Never Stopped,” “You Asked, I Came,” “Midnight Marauders,” “I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But Time,” “Insane”), Washington, D.C., published 5/15/26
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other day, Oak Park, Illinois
2026
Sunday, May 31st
basement jukebox
Rev. H.L. Parker and the First Baptist Choir of Pratt City, Alabama, “All I Own” (A. Bradford), 1966
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Saturday, May 30th
what’s new
Jeff Parker ETA IVtet (Jeff Parker, electric guitar with electronics; Jay Bellerose, drums and percussion; Anna Butterss, bass; Josh Johnson, alto saxophone with electronics), live, Los Angeles, 2025 (published yesterday)
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Tuesday, May 26th
passings
Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophonist, September 7, 1930 – May 25, 2026
With Henry Grimes (bass), Joe Harris (drums), “Love Letters” (V. Young, E. Heyman), live, Sweden (Stockholm), 1959
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Sunday, May 24th
testify!
Rev. Utah Smith (1906-1965), “Take a Trip” (1953)
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Saturday, May 23rd
what’s new in Berlin
Olga Reznichenko Trio (OR, piano, compositions; Lorenz Heigenhuber, bass; Maximilian Stadtfeld, drums), live, Berlin, 2026 (published 5/19/26)
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art beat: yesterday, Art Institute of Chicago (Matisse’s Jazz, through 6/1/26)
Henri Matisse (1869-1954), from Jazz (1947), fragment
2026
Thursday, May 21st
what’s new
George Enescu (1881-1955), Octet in C major (Op. 7), 1900: Hannah Tam, Himari-chan, Boha Moon, Sameer Agrawal (Violins); Emad Zolfaghari, Sam Tatsuki (Violas); Carson Ling-Efird, Laura Navarsardian (Cellos), live, Philadelphia (Curtis Institute of Music), 4/20/26 (published 5/18/26)
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Tuesday, May 19th
basement jukebox
Five Stairsteps & Cubie, “Don’t Change Your Love” (C. Mayfield), 1968
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Monday, May 18th
sounds of Jamaica
The Jewels (JA): DJ Mix by Mista Savona (Heaviest Dubs), 2026
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