what’s new
Ab-Soul, live (“MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE,” “Bohemian Grove,” “IT BE LIKE THAT,” “FOMF,” “Terrorist Threats,” “FALLACY,” “DO BETTER,” “The Book of Soul,” “GOTTA RAP”), Washington, D.C., published yesterday
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sounds of New York
Marc Ribot’s Spiritual Unity (1954-, guitar), Roy Campbell (1952-2014, trumpet, flugelhorn), Henry Grimes (1935-2020, bass, violin), Chad Taylor (1973-, drums), live, New York, 2007
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tonight in Chicago
They’re playing at Constellation.
Bill Orcutt (guitar), Chris Corsano (drums), live, San Francisco, 8/26/22
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art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956), Greyed Rainbow (1953), detail
sounds of Chicago
Charles Stepney [1931-1976, producer, arranger, songwriter, musician]: Out of the Shadows (2022)
Episode 1
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Episode 3
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Episode 4
what’s new
Theo Croker (TC, trumpet, vocals; Eric Wheeler, bass; Michael King, keyboards; Michael Shekwoaga Ode, drums; MALAYA, vocals), live (“JAZZ IS DEAD,” “The Messenger,” “Happy Feet (for dancers) (feat. MALAYA),” “No Escape from Bliss”), Washington, D.C., published today
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art beat: other day, Des Moines Art Center
John Chamberlin (1927-2011), VANDAM BILLY (1981), detail
sounds of Detroit
DJ/producer Theo Parrish (1972-)
“Black Music” (feat. Craig Huckaby), Sound Sculptures Vol. 1 (2007)
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Shopping, talking, etc., 2013
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Vasily Kandinsky (1866-1944), Painting with Green Center (1913), detail
like nothing else
Mat Maneri (viola), Brandon Lopez (bass), live, New York (Fridman Gallery), 8/30/22
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alone
Avner Finberg (violin, electronics, compositions), live (excerpts), Baltimore, Md., 2022
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passings
Burt Bacharach, songwriter, composer, pianist, record producer, May 12, 1928–February 8, 2023
“Anyone Who Had a Heart” (B. Bacharach & H. David): Dionne Warwick, live (with BB, piano), New York (Rainbow Room), 1996
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“A House Is Not a Home” (B. Bacharach & H. David): Luther Vandross, live, 1988
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“I Just Don’t Know What To Do with Myself” (B. Bacharach & H. David): White Stripes, live, Australia, 2006
sounds of New York
Edwin Torres (voice), Fred Moten (voice), Brandon Lopez (bass), Gerald Cleaver (drums), live, New York, 2019
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