serendipity
This I bumped into the other day, happily.
The NU Band (Kenny Wessel, guitar; Joe Fonda, bass; Lou Grassi, drums), “The Unnecessary Correction,” live, Rochester, N.Y., 9/26/21
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lagniappe
yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
sounds of Chicago
Marvin Tate (vocals, compositions) with Ben Lamar Gay (electronics, cornet, piano), Mike Reed (drums, percussion), et al., live, Chicago, 9/4/21
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
like nobody else
Instant Composers Pool Orchestra (ICP), live (performance begins at 19:30), Amsterdam, yesterday
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of New York
Jaimie Branch (trumpet), Darius Jones (alto saxophone), Joe McPhee (soprano saxophone), William Parker (bass), Ronnie Burrage (drums), Juma Sultan (percussion), live, New York, 2018
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
sounds of Chicago
This is one of the best music festivals I know: thoughtfully programmed, lovingly presented.
Hyde Park Jazz Festival: Makaya McCraven (drums, compositions), Ensemble Dal Niente featuring Ken Vandermark (saxophone), live, Chicago, 9/25/21
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
passings
Jemeel Mondoc, alto saxophonist, August 5, 1946 – August 29, 2021
New World Pygmies (JM, alto saxophone; William Parker, bass; Hamid Drake [MCOTD Hall of Fame], drums), live, 2018
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lagniappe
random sights
Sunday, outside Chicago (Salt Creek Trail)
sounds of New York
Brandon Lopez (bass), Mat Maneri (viola), Tyshawn Sorey (drums), live, New York, 8/26/21
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Illinois
passings
Charlie Watts, drummer, June 2, 1941-August 24, 2021
Greatest rock drummer ever?
Rolling Stones, “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” (M. Jagger, K. Richards), live
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random sights
yesterday, Chicago
sounds of Paris
Jaimie Branch’s Fly or Die (JB, trumpet, voice, compositions; Lester St. Louis, cello, voice; Anton Hatwich, bass, voice; Chad Taylor, drums, mbira), live, Paris, 7/12/21
first set
*****
second set
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Chicago (Columbus Park)
sounds of Paris
Yusef Lateef Quartet (YL, 1920-2013, flute; Kenny Barron, piano; Bob Cunningham, bass; Albert Heath, drums), “Yesterdays” (J. Kern), live, Paris, 1972
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random sights
yesterday, Chicago
*****
reading table
This is a world of books gone flat.
—Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979), from “Visits to St. Elizabeths”
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