Tuesday, December 17th
alone
George Dumitriu (viola), “Four in One” (Thelonious Monk, 1917-1982), Amsterdam (Bimhuis), 2023
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Illinois (Conservatory)
music clip of the day
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Category: Amsterdam
2024
Saturday, July 20th
what’s new
Sylvie Courvoisier (piano, compositions), Chimaera, with Christian Fennesz (guitar, electronics), Nate Wooley (trumpet), Wadada Leo Smith (trumpet), Kenny Wollesen (vibraphone, drums), Drew Gress (bass), Nasheet Waits (drums), live, Amsterdam, 7/13/24
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random sights
yesterday, Chicago
2024
Friday, March 15th
voices I miss
Paul Motian Trio (PM, 1931-2011, drums; Bill Frisell, 1951-, guitar; Joe Lovano, 1952-, tenor saxophone), live, Amsterdam, 1999
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Smart Museum (University of Chicago)
Mark Rothko (1903-1970), No. 2 (1962), detail
2024
Friday, March 1st
3n
Marta Warelis (piano), Wilbert de Joode (bass), Onno Govaert (drums), live, Amsterdam, 2021
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Tuesday, December 26th
never enough
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor; Hidemi Suzuki (cello), live, Netherlands (Amsterdam), 2017
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lagniappe
radio
Speaking of “never enough,” the annual Bach Festival on WKCR-FM (Columbia University)—one of my favorite musical events of the year—runs through midnight New Year’s Eve.
2023
Friday, December 1st
sounds of Amsterdam
Dave Douglas Quintet (Dave Douglas, trumpet, compositions; Jon Irabagon, tenor saxophone; Marta Warelis piano; Nick Dunston, bass; Rudy Royston, drums), live, Amsterdam, 1/19/23
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random sights
other day, Chicago
2023
Thursday, November 9th
2n
Sanem Kalfa (vocals, cello) and Marta Warelis (piano), live, Amsterdam, 2021
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Tuesday, October 31st
serendipity
Bumped into this last night, happily.
Cor Fuhler (piano), Oren Marshall (tuba), Mats Gustafsson (tenor saxophone), Michael Vatcher (drums), live, Amsterdam, 2010
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Friday, June 2nd
sounds of Amsterdam
Michael Moore Universe Quartet (MM, alto saxophone, clarinet; Guillermo Celano, guitar; Omer Govreen, bass; Onno Govaert, drums), live (first set: 15:00; second set: 1:32:00), Amsterdam (Bimhuis), yesterday
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
2023
Wednesday, January 18th
like nobody else
Anthony Braxton (1945-, reeds, compositions), et al., live (performance begins at 3:25), Amsterdam, 2015
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Piet Mondrian, Lozenge Composition with Yellow, Black, Blue, Red, and Gray, 1921
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