Thursday, February 19th
what’s new
Mark Turner (tenor saxophone) with Jason Palmer (trumpet), Joe Martin (bass), Jonathan Pinson (drums), “Supersister” (M. Turner), published yesterday
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other day, Oak Park, Illinois
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: drums
2026
Tuesday, February 3rd
more
Sinead O’Connor (1966-2023) with Sly Dunbar (1952-2026, drums) and Robbie Shakespeare (1952-2021, bass), live, Dublin, 2005
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Thursday, January 29th
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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Wednesday, January 28th
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
*****
Second Set
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Wednesday, January 21st
what’s new
Khruangbin, live, Seattle, published 1/20/26 (rec. 11/19/25)
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Thursday, January 15th
alone
Chris Corsano (drums, etc.), live, Netherlands (The Hague), 2022
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Monday, January 12th
sounds of Croatia
Roj Osa featuring Rob Mazurek (cornet, voice, etc.), live, Croatia (Zagreb [Vintage Industrial Bar]), 2024
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2025
Thursday, December 18th
passings
Steve Cropper, guitarist, songwriter, producer, October 21, 1941 – December 3, 2025
Booker T. & the M.G.’s, live, New York, 1991
*****
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
2025
Saturday, December 6th
what’s new(ish)
Chicago Underground Duo (Chad Taylor, drum kit, percussion, mbira, kalimba; Rob Mazurek, trumpet, piccolo trumpet, RMI electric piano, modular synths, samplers, voice, flutes, bells), “Hyperglyph” (video by Rob Mazurek), published 9/17/25
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Tuesday, December 2nd
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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