Saturday, August 28th
sounds of New York
Brandon Lopez (bass), Mat Maneri (viola), Tyshawn Sorey (drums), live, New York, 8/26/21
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yesterday, Oak Park, Illinois
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Category: bass
2021
Thursday, August 19th
sounds of Paris
Jaimie Branch’s Fly or Die (JB, trumpet, voice, compositions; Lester St. Louis, cello, voice; Anton Hatwich, bass, voice; Chad Taylor, drums, mbira), live, Paris, 7/12/21
first set
*****
second set
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this morning, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2021
Wednesday, August 11th
sounds of Paris
Yusef Lateef Quartet (YL, 1920-2013, flute; Kenny Barron, piano; Bob Cunningham, bass; Albert Heath, drums), “Yesterdays” (J. Kern), live, Paris, 1972
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yesterday, Chicago
*****
reading table
This is a world of books gone flat.
—Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979), from “Visits to St. Elizabeths”
2021
Monday, August 2nd
sounds of Chicago
Jason Stein Trio (JS, bass clarinet; Jason Roebke, bass; Marcus Evans, drums), live (Constellation; performance begins at 3:00), Chicago, 7/31/21
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yesterday, outside Chicago (Dean Nature Sanctuary, Oak Brook)
2021
Monday, July 19th
sounds of Chicago
Live, Chicago (Constellation), 7/9/21
First set: Josh Berman (cornet), Joshua Abrams (bass), 19:00-
Second set: Dustin Laurenzi (tenor saxophone, electronics), Jeremy Cunningham (drums), Katie Ernst (bass, vocals), 1:05:00-
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2021
Monday, July 5th
sounds of Chicago
Jaimie Branch’s Fly or Die (JB, trumpet, voice, compositions; Lester St. Louis, cello, voice; Anton Hatwich, bass, voice; Chad Taylor, drums, mbira), live (performance begins at 47:50), Chicago, Saturday night
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yesterday, outside Chicago (Dean Nature Sanctuary, Oak Brook)
2021
Saturday, July 3rd
voices I miss
Steve Lacy (1934-2004, soprano saxophone) with Misha Mengelberg (piano), Rafael Garrett (bass), Han Bennink (drums, percussion), Monk Tribute (“Hornin’ In,” “Criss-Cross,” “Misterioso,” “Little Rootie Tootie,” “In Walked Bud – ‘Round Midnight ,” “Bright Mississippi” [Thelonious Monk]), live, Chicago, 1986
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2021
Wednesday, June 30th
sounds of New York
Emmet Cohen Trio (EC, piano; Russell Hall, bass; Kyle Poole, drums) with guest Sean Jones (trumpet), live, New York, 6/28/21
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other day, outside Chicago (Illinois Prairie Path)
2021
Tuesday, June 22nd
like nothing else
Jaimie Branch’s Fly or Die (JB, trumpet, voice, composition; Lester St. Louis, cello, voice; Anton Hatwich, bass, voice; Chad Taylor, drums), “prayer for amerikkka pt. 1 & 2” (live, Zürich, 1/23/20), with animation by Theodore Darst and Gregory Nachmanovitch, published 5/11/21
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other day, Chicago
2021
Wednesday, June 9th
what’s new
Tomeka Reid Quartet (TR, cello, compositions; Mary Halvorson, guitar; Jason Roebke, bass; Tomas Fujiwara, drums), live (“Billy Bang’s Bounce,” “Niki’s Bop,” “Ballad,” “Aug 6,” “Glass Light,” “Woodlawn”), Los Angeles, 5/27/21
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yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
