back to church
Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer Choir (feat. Diane Williams), “Step Back, Let God Do It,” live, Chicago, early 1990s
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago
Detail from ofrenda (offering) to the Latinx victims of the shootings at Robb Elementary School (Uvalde, Texas), created by students at Bernhard Moos Elementary School (Chicago) (Dia de Muertos: Memories & Offerings, through 12/11/22)

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Sonata in B-flat major (K. 570): Peter Serkin (1947-2020, piano), live, New Jersey (Ridgewood), 2017
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago
Eric Romero, Año de los Muertos (Year of the Dead), 2020 (Dia de Muertos: Memories & Offerings, through 12/11/22)

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Adagio in B minor (K. 540): Peter Serkin (1947-2020, piano), live, New Jersey (Ridgewood), 2017
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lagniappe
art beat: yesterday, National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago
Claudia Alvarez, Dia de los Inocentes (Holy Innocents Day), 2010, detail (Dia de Muertos: Memories & Offerings, through 12/11/22)

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Moor Mother (aka Camae Ayewa), “Woody Shaw” (feat. Melanie Charles), published 6/8/22
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inspiration
Woody Shaw (1944-1989, trumpet, composition), “Stepping Stone,” live, Italy, 1979
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lagniappe
art beat: a while ago, Art Institute of Chicago
Paul Cezanne (1839-1906), Grand Bouquet of Flowers (c. 1892-95), detail

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Jaimie Branch’s Fly or Die (JB [1983-2022, trumpet, voice, percussion, composition] with Lester St. Louis [cello, voice, percussion], Jason Ajemian [bass], Chad Taylor [drums, mbira, voice]), “Prayer for Amerikka,” live, New York, 2021
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art beat: more
William Klein (1926-2022), 3 Kids + Harmonica, New York, 1955
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No matter how often I hear these tiny pieces, no matter how many pianists I hear play them, they remain perpetually fresh.
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Preludes, Op. 28 (1835-1839); Seong-Jin Cho (1994-, piano), live, 2017
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art beat: more
William Klein (1926–2022), Candy Store, Amsterdam Avenue, New York, 1955