Monday, May 31st
sounds of Chicago
Erwin Helfer (1936-, piano; with John Brumbach [tenor saxophone], Lou Marini [bass]), live (performance begins at 8:45), Chicago (Constellation), Saturday night
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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Month: May, 2021
2021
Sunday, May 30th
basement jukebox: sounds of Chicago
Norfleet Brothers, “Standing on the Highway,” 1961
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yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2021
Saturday, May 29th
never enough
András Schiff (1953-, piano), playing Bach and Beethoven, London, yesterday*
*Program:
Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier (“WTC”), Book I, Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A flat major
Bach: WTC, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A flat major
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat (Op. 26)
Bach: WTC, Book I, Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D minor
Bach: WTC, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D minor
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor (Op. 31)
Bach: WTC, Book I, Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F sharp minor
Bach: WTC, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F sharp minor
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 24 in F sharp (Op. 78)
Encore: Bach, Invention No. 8 in F
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2021
Friday, May 28th
what’s new
Laurie Anderson (1947-, vocals, electronics, violin, compositions) with Roma Baran (synthesizer), Rubin Kodheli (cello), live (“Let x=x,” “Violin Cello Improv,” “O Superman”), New York, published 5/20/21
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other day, outside Chicago (Glen Ellyn)
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reading table
The distant mountains
are reflected in the eye
of the dragonfly—Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827), translated from the Japanese by Sam Hamill
2021
Thursday, May 27th
what’s new
Don Li (1971-), “Different Zones”; Jojo Mayer (drums, voice), JACK Quartet, published 5/13/21
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2021
Wednesday, May 26th
alone
Tomeka Reid (cello), “Airs for Eliza,” live, Milwaukee, 2016
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other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2021
Tuesday, May 25th
like nobody else
Charmaine Lee (voice), live, published 4/20/21
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2021
Monday, May 24th
sounds of New York
Why not begin the week with something new?
Ches Smith (drums, percussion), Craig Taborn (piano), Mat Maneri (viola), Bill Frisell (guitar), live, New York, 5/21/21 (performance begins at 10:30)
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yesterday, outside Chicago (Glen Ellyn)
2021
Sunday, May 23rd
timeless
Soul Stirrers (feat. Sam Cooke [1931-1964], Paul Foster [1920-1995]), “The Last Mile of the Way,” recorded 1955
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other day, outside Chicago (Salt Creek Trail)
2021
Saturday, May 22nd
sounds of Chicago
Keefe Jackson Trio (KJ, saxophone, clarinet; Tomeka Reid, cello; Jason Roebke, bass), live, Chicago, last night (performance begins at 15:00)
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yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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