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Wednesday, July 9th

what’s new (timeless, too)

In a hurry? Don’t miss the excerpt from Ravel’s lone string quartet (9:15-).

Takács Quartet (Edward Dusinberre, violin; Harumi Rhodes, violin; Richard O’Neill, viola; András Fejér, cello), live (Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in D minor, Op. 42: IV. Finale; Nokuthula Ngwenyama: Flow: III. Quark Scherzo; Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F major: II. Assez vif – très rythmé), Washington, D.C., published 7/7/25

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other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)

Sunday, July 6th

timeless

Anglin Brothers, “Where the Soul of Man Never Dies” (1939)

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other day, Oak Park, Illinois

Saturday, July 5th

passings

Alfred Brendel, pianist, writer, January 5, 1931-June 17, 2025

Live, Austria (Vienna), 1979: Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924), Toccata K.287 (1921)

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Thursday, July 3rd

One-word review: Wow!

Peter Evans/Being and Becoming (PE, trumpet; Joel Ross, vibraphone, electronics; Nick Jozwiak, bass, electronics; Michael Shwekwoaga Ode, drums), live, Germany (Berlin), 2024

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Tuesday, July 1st

what’s new

Anohni and the Johnsons, “It Must Change,” live, England (Glastonbury Music Festival), 6/27/25

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other day, Oak Park, Illinois

Sunday, June 29th

sounds of Chicago

Rev. Charles Hayes (1937-2014), “By the Grace of the Lord,” live, Chicago, 1999

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Saturday, June 28th

two takes

Ben LaMar Gay, “I am (bells)”

Live, Berlin (Zig Zag Club), 3/27/23

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Recording, 2025

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Sunday, May 25th

back to church

Deacon Davis, “Stand By Me” (C.A. Tindley, 1905), live, 2011

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Saturday, May 24th

what’s new

Four Tet (AKA Kieran Hebden, 1977-; musician, producer, DJ), live, Belgium (Vilvoorde), 5/2/25

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Friday, May 23rd

sounds of New York

Jason Kao Hwang (1957-, violin, compositions), Soliloquies and Resonance, live, New York, 3/26/25

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yesterday, outside Chicago