Tuesday, December 28th
like nothing else
Leroy Jenkins (1932-2007, violin) and Abdul Wadud (1947-, cello), live (“Straight Ahead,” “Free at Last”), Italy (Cremona), 1979
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random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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2021
Friday, December 24th
what’s new
Norah Jones (vocals, keyboard) with Brian Blade (drums, vocals), Sasha Dobson (vocals), Gus Seyffert (bass, vocals), live (“Christmas In My Soul” [L. Nyro], “Christmastime,” “Run Rudolph Run,” “Blue Christmas,” “You’re Not Alone,” “Christmas Calling (Jolly Jones)”), New York, 12/9/21
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other day, Chicago
2021
Thursday, December 23rd
sounds of Chicago
Fresh Palette Ensemble (Hamid Drake [MCOTD Hall of Fame], drums, percussion, voice; Michael Zerang, drums, percussion; Joshua Abrams, bass; Jason Adasiewicz, vibraphone; Aoki, taiko drums; Tatsu Aoki, shamisen, conduction; Zahra Glenda Baker, voice; Angel Bat Dawid, voice, clarinet, keyboards; Mai Sugimoto, reeds), live (performance begins at 13:30), Chicago, last night
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2021
Wednesday, December 22nd
sounds of Paris
Edgard Varèse (1883-1965), Intégrales (1923); Ensemble Intercontemporain (Tito Ceccherini, direction), live, Paris, 2015
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other day, Chicago
2021
Monday, December 20th
sounds of Chicago
An (Albert) Ayler Christmas: Mars Williams (tenor saxophone, suona, toy instruments), Josh Berman (cornet), Jim Baker (piano, viola, ARP synthesizer), Brian Sandstrom (bass, guitar, trumpet), Steve Hunt (drums), Krzysztof Pabian (bass), Peter Maunu (guitar, violin), live (performance begins at 8:30), Chicago, Saturday night
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All night long
walking around the pond
full moon—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from the Japanese by David Young
2021
Saturday, December 18th
more
Being & Becoming (Peter Evans, trumpets, compositions; Joel Ross, vibraphone; Nick Jozwiak, bass; Savannah Harris, drums, percussion), live, Cologne (Germany), 8/28/21
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a while ago, Ireland (Dingle Peninsula)
2021
Friday, December 17th
what’s new
Robert Plant and Alison Krause, live (studio: “Can’t Let Go,” “Searching for My Love,” “Trouble With My Lover”), Nashville, published 12/13/21
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2021
Tuesday, December 14th
timeless
John Cage (1912-1992), Six Melodies (1950); Ensemble Musikfabrik (Hannah Weirich, violin; Ulrich Löffler, piano), live, Cologne (Germany), 2020
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2021
Monday, December 13th
sounds of New York
Being & Becoming (Peter Evans, trumpets, compositions; Joel Ross, vibraphone; Nick Jozwiak, bass; Savannah Harris, drums, percussion), New York, streamed 6/29/21
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It is in no sense
essentialthat this crown of leaves,
sifted by windas if turning over
some problem,is a gray-green
brightening into rust-redat the tips
or that its equivocations
fill this instantto the brim.
—Rae Armantrout (1947-), from “Making”
2021
Saturday, December 11th
alone
Miranda Cuckson (violin), live, New York, 11/30/21
Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001), Mikka S
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First rain of winter
today’s a day
people get older—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from the Japanese by David Young
