Tuesday, December 31st
sounds of Chicago
DKV Trio (Hamid Drake [MCOTD Hall of Fame], drums; Kent Kessler, bass; Ken Vandermark, reeds), live, Chicago, 12/28/24
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lagniappe
random sights
Dingle Peninsula, Ireland, 2017
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: Chicago
2024
Sunday, December 29th
sounds of Chicago
Mighty Clouds of Joy (feat. Joe Ligon), “I’ve Been in the Storm Too Long” (J. Cleveland), live, Chicago (Quinn Chapel), 1991
2024
Sunday, December 22nd
sounds of Chicago
The Fantastic Violinaires, live (TV show: Jubilee Showcase), Chicago, 1968
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Illinois (Conservatory)
2024
Thursday, December 19th
like nobody else
Cecil Taylor (1929-2018, piano), live, Washington, D.C., 1978
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, National Museum of Mexican Art (Chicago), Day of the Dead exhibit
2024
Saturday, December 14th
like nobody else
Albert Ayler Quintet (AA [1938-1970], tenor saxophone; Donald Ayler, trumpet; Michel Samson, violin; Bill Folwell, bass; Beaver Harris, drums), “Our Prayer” (A. Ayler), live (TV), Germany (Munich), 1966
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, National Museum of Mexican Art (Chicago), Day of the Dead exhibit
2024
Sunday, November 24th
sounds of Greenville, North Carolina
Robert Blair & The Fantastic Violinaires, live (Labor Day family gathering), Greenville, North Carolina, 1998
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langiappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
2024
Monday, November 18th
serendipity
Bumped into this last night. Couldn’t take my ears off it. One of the finest performances of Bach’s keyboard music I’ve heard.
Johann Sebastian Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, No. 1-12
Sara Daneshpour (piano), 2024
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
2024
Sunday, November 10th
sounds of Chicago
Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer Choir, “Jesus Can Work It Out,” live, Chicago
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Illinois
2024
Thursday, November 7th
sounds of New York
One-word review: Wow!
Laurie Anderson, et al., “Waiting for the Barbarians,” live, New York, 11/20/23
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Chicago
2024
Sunday, October 27th
sounds of Louisville
Joe Thomas, “I Feel Like Pressing My Way,” live (TV Show), Louisville, Kentucky, 1973
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random sights
yesterday, Chicago
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