Tuesday, June 29th
sounds of Chicago
Third Coast Percussion, live (Philip Glass, Jlin, et al.), Chicago, 6/27/21
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Saturday, June 26th
like nothing else
Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion, “To the Sky” (lyrics by Anne Steele, 1717-1778), video by Robert Edridge-Waks, published 3/19/21 (Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part, 6/25/21)
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Friday, June 25th
sounds of London
Kokoroko, live, published 4/21/21
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Thursday, June 24th
sounds of Laos
Nouthong Phimvilayphone (khaen), “Lotfai Talang,” live, Laos, 2012
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Tuesday, June 22nd
like nothing else
Jaimie Branch’s Fly or Die (JB, trumpet, voice, composition; Lester St. Louis, cello, voice; Anton Hatwich, bass, voice; Chad Taylor, drums), “prayer for amerikkka pt. 1 & 2” (live, Zürich, 1/23/20), with animation by Theodore Darst and Gregory Nachmanovitch, published 5/11/21
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Monday, June 21st
sounds of Chicago
Joe McPhee (tenor saxophone, voice), Tomeka Reid (cello), live, Chicago (Corbett vs. Dempsey [art gallery]), 6/19/21
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Saturday, June 19th
alone
Helene Vogelsinger (electronics), “Reappearance,” live, France (Hendaye), published 6/9/21
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Thursday, June 17th
alone
Steve Lacy (1934-2004; soprano saxophone, compositions), live (“Staples,” “Zeal,” “The Oil,” “The Owl,” “Torments”), Kyoto, Japan, 1975
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reading table
Even in Kyoto—
hearing the cuckoo’s cry—
I long for Kyoto.—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from the Japanese by Robert Hass
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Wednesday, June 16th
like nobody else
Anthony Braxton Accelerator Ghost Trance Septet (AB, 1945-, reeds, composition; Taylor Ho Bynum, trumpet, bugle, trombone; Jessica Pavone, violin, viola; Chris Dahlgren, bass, viola da gamba; Aaron Siegel, drums, percussion, vibraphone; Mary Halvorson, guitar; Jay Rozen, tuba), “Composition #358,” live, Spain (San Sebastian), 2008
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Monday, June 14th
like nobody else
Cecil Taylor Unit (CT, 1929-2018, piano; Sam Rivers, soprano saxophone; Jimmy Lyons, alto saxophone; Andrew Cyrille, drums), live, Paris, 1969
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