Friday, August 26th
sounds of Denmark
Rigmor, live (“Træ,” “Det er lige meget,” “Citatsangen,” “Gyroskop”), Denmark (Aarhus), 2022
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: drums
2022
Wednesday, August 24
string festival
day three
Jason Kao Hwang (1957-, composition, direction) and Uprising Orchestra (Lester St. Louis [cello], Ken Filiano [bass], Andrew Drury [drums], et al.), “Myths of Origin,” live, New York, 10/10/21
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Paul Cezanne (1839-1906), Woods, Aix-en-Provence (1887-1890), detail (Cezanne—The Artist’s Artist, through 9/5/22)
2022
Tuesday, August 23rd
string festival
day two
Tomeka Reid Ensemble (TR, 1977- [cello, composition], Fred Lonberg-Holm [cello], Mazz Swift [violin], Jason Hwang [viola], et al.), “Tokens,” live, Chicago (Hyde Park Jazz Festival), 2015
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2022
Friday, August 19th
more
Juana Molina (1961-, voice, guitar), “Un Día Punk” (J. Molina), live, Mexico City, 2020
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2022
Wednesday, August 17th
sounds of New York
Kris Davis Trio (KD, 1980-, piano, compositions; William Parker, 1952-, bass; Jeff “Tain” Watts, 1960-, drums), live, New York, 2019
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lagniappe
reading table
the stars I can see and those I will never see / will not ever again be in the same places / as they are at this moment
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we are all here together without knowing it / flying at a speed beyond thinking
—W.S. Merwin (1927-2019), from “One October Night” (Garden Time, 2016)
2022
Monday, August 15th
sounds of Argentina
Juana Molina (1961-, voice, guitar), “Eras” (J. Molina), live, Mexico City, 2020
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lagniappe
random sights
a while ago, Copper Harbor, Michigan (Lake Superior)
2022
Saturday, August 13th
what’s new
Micah Thomas (1997-, piano), Zoh Amba (2000-, tenor saxophone), Immanuel Wilkins, (1998-, alto saxophone), Billy Drummond (1959-, drums), live, New York (The Stone), 8/11/22
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2022
Tuesday, August 9th
more
James Brandon Lewis Trio (JBL [1983-, tenor saxophone, composition], et al.), “Raise Up Off Me,” live, New York, 3/9/22
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lagniappe
reading table
I’m not lonely
because I have secrets;I’m lonely because words
can’t bring the past
into the present(which amounts to the same thing)
—Rae Armantrout (1947-), from “Pretty Little” (Conjure, 2020)
2022
Thursday, August 4th
another take
“Body and Soul” (J. Green, E. Heyman, R. Sour, F. Eyton), 1930: Art Pepper (1925-1982, alto saxophone), live, Japan (Hokkaido), 1981
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Paul Cezanne (1839-1906), The Bay at L’Estaque (1878-82) (Cezanne—The Artist’s Artist, through 9/5/22)
2022
Friday, July 29th
summer in the city
Low, live (“White Horses,” “I Can Wait,” “All Night,” “Disappearing,” “Hey,” “Days Like These,” “More,” “The Price You Pay (It Must Be Wearing Off),” “Canada”), Chicago (Pitchfork Music Festival), 7/16/22
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
music clip of the day 