Thursday, April 14th
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Thelonious Monk (1917-1982, piano) with Philly Joe Jones (1923-1985, drums), et al., “Nutty,” (T. Monk) live, Paris, 1969
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this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
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2022
Monday, April 11th
never enough
Thelonious Monk Quartet (TM [1917-1982], piano; Charlie Rouse, tenor saxophone; John Ore, bass; Frankie Dunlop, drums), “Bemsha Swing” (T. Monk), live, Netherlands (Bussum), 1961
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2022
Saturday, April 2nd
How about something quiet?
Mat Maneri Quartet/Dust (MM, viola; Lucian Ban, piano; John Hébert, bass; Randy Peterson, drums), playing and talking, Romania (Brasov), 2021 (published 2/12/22)
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2022
Monday, March 28th
what’s new
Mike Pride (drums), Joanna Mattrey (viola), Brandon Lopez (bass), live, New York (house concert, Brooklyn), 3/26/22
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2022
Wednesday, March 23rd
sounds of Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Konono No. 1, “Mama Na Bana,” live, Belgium (Spa), 2012
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other day, Chicago
2022
Thursday, March 17th
voices I miss
Billy Bang Quintet (BB, 1947-2011, violin, compositions; James Zollar, trumpet; Andrew Bemkey, piano; Todd Nicholson, bass; Newman Taylor Baker, drums), live, New York, 2006
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reading table
Look at your past, how it’s grown.
—Karen Solie (1966-), from “All That Is Certain Is Night Lasts Longer Than the Day”
2022
Wednesday, March 9th
what’s new
Jason Kao Hwang’s Human Rites Trio (JKH, compositions, violin, viola; Ken Filiano, bass; Andrew Drury, drums), live, New York, 3/1/22
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2022
Wednesday, February 23rd
sounds of New York
Yoni Kretzmer Trio (YT, tenor saxophone; William Parker, bass; Randy Peterson, drums), live, New York, last night
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2022
Tuesday, February 15th
sounds of New York
Tomas Fujiwara’s 7 Poets Trio (TF, drums, compositions; Patricia Brennan, vibraphone; Tomeka Reid, cello), live, New York, 2019
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a while ago, Ireland (Dingle Peninsula)
2022
Friday, February 11th
what’s new
Ingrid Laubrock (saxophones), Jose Davila (tuba), Tom Rainey (drums), live, New York, last night
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other day, Chicago
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