sounds of Chicago
Music for Union Station, Lia Kohl (composition, cello), Dorothy Carlos (cello), Zachary Good (bass clarinet), Gerrit Hatcher (tenor saxophone) Riley Leitch (trombone), Nick Meryhew (trombone), Beth McDonald (tuba), Zach Moore (bass), Jason Stein (bass clarinet), Macie Stewart (violin), performed 5/15/25 (Union Station, Chicago [rush hour]), published January 16, 2026
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Marc Ribot Quartet: Hurry Red Telephone (MR, guitar; Chad Taylor, drums; Sebastian Steinberg, bass; Briggan Krauss, saxophone), “Bells” (Albert Ayler), live, Minneapolis, 2/20/26
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Mark Turner (tenor saxophone) with Jason Palmer (trumpet), Joe Martin (bass), Jonathan Pinson (drums), “Supersister” (M. Turner), published yesterday
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Sinead O’Connor (1966-2023) with Sly Dunbar (1952-2026, drums) and Robbie Shakespeare (1952-2021, bass), live, Dublin, 2005
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voices I miss
Sinead O’Connor (1966-2023) with Sly Dunbar (1952-2026, drums) and Robbie Shakespeare (1952-2021, bass), “Marcus Garvey” (S. O’Connor), live, Cleveland, 2005
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sounds of Chicago
One-word review: Wow!
DKV Trio (Hamid Drake [MCOTD Hall of Fame], drums; Kent Kessler, bass; Ken Vandermark, reeds), live, Chicago, 12/26/25
First Set
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Second Set
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Khruangbin, live, Seattle, published 1/20/26 (rec. 11/19/25)
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sounds of Croatia
Roj Osa featuring Rob Mazurek (cornet, voice, etc.), live, Croatia (Zagreb [Vintage Industrial Bar]), 2024
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passings
Steve Cropper, guitarist, songwriter, producer, October 21, 1941 – December 3, 2025
Booker T. & the M.G.’s, live, New York, 1991
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Phil Upchurch, guitarist, July 19, 1941 – November 23, 2025
With Booker T. & the M.G.’s, “Love and Peace,” live (TV show), published 2010
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art beat: other day, National Museum of Mexican Art (Chicago), annual Day of the Dead exhibit
timeless
Duke Ellington (1899-1974; piano, composition) & Billy Strayhorn (1915-1967; piano, composition) with Joe Shulman (1923-1957, bass), “In a Blue Summer Garden,” rec. 1950 (New York)
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