Sunday, December 18th
sounds of Chicago
Salem Travelers, “Save Me,” live (TV show [Jubilee Showcase]), 1964
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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Saturday, December 17th
like nothing else
Meredith Monk (1942-) and Vocal Ensemble, “Songs of Ascension” (M. Monk), excerpts, Geyserville, California, 2008
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yesterday, Chicago (Alexander Calder [1898-1976], Flamingo [1973], detail)
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Friday, 12/16/22
sounds of Chicago
Baby Face Leroy Trio (BFL, drums, vocals; Muddy Waters, guitar, vocals; Little Walter, harmonica, vocals), “Rollin’ and Tumblin'” (Pts. 1 and 2), rec. 1950, Chicago
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Tuesday, December 6th
sounds of Chicago
Art Ensemble of Chicago (Roscoe Mitchell, 1940-, reeds; Joseph Jarman, 1937-2019, reeds; Lester Bowie, 1941-1999, trumpet [MCOTD Hall of Fame]; Malachi Favors, 1927-2004, bass, percussion; Don Moye, 1946-, drums, percussion), live, Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland), 1983
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Monday, December 5th
like nobody else
John Zorn (composition, alto saxophone, direction) with Marc Ribot (guitar), Kenny Wollesen (vibraphone), Jamie Saft (keyboards), Trevor Dunn (bass), Cyro Baptista (percussion), Joey Baron (drums): “Karaim,” France (Marciac), 2010
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Thursday, December 1st
sounds of Chicago
Fred Moten (voice, words), Brandon Lopez (bass), Gerald Cleaver (percussion, voice), live, Chicago, 10/21/22
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Tuesday, November 29th
more sounds of Brazil
Tom Zé (1936-, vocals, compositions), live, Sao Paulo (Brazil), 2018
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yesterday, Chicago (Alexander Calder [1898-1976], Flamingo [1973], detail)
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Sunday, November 13th
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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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)
2022
Monday, October 31st
sounds of Chicago
Marvin Tate’s D-Settlement with Theaster Gates and the Black Monks, live (performance begins at 21:00), Chicago, 10/29/22
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Saturday, October 15th
what’s new
Patricia Brennan (vibraphone, marimba, electronics, composition), with Kim Cass (bass), Marcus Gilmore (drums), Mauricio Herrera (percussion): “Sizigia (Syzygy),” published 10/13/22
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