Friday, June 11th
sounds of Palestine
Sama’ Abdulhadi (DJ), live, streamed 5/3/21
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: hard-to-peg
2021
Thursday, June 10th
sounds of France
Yann Tiersen (synthesizer [Buchla Music Easel]), “Palestine” (Y. Tiersen), live, France (Ushant), published 5/18/21
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2021
Wednesday, June 9th
what’s new
Tomeka Reid Quartet (TR, cello, compositions; Mary Halvorson, guitar; Jason Roebke, bass; Tomas Fujiwara, drums), live (“Billy Bang’s Bounce,” “Niki’s Bop,” “Ballad,” “Aug 6,” “Glass Light,” “Woodlawn”), Los Angeles, 5/27/21
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random sights
yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2021
Friday, May 28th
what’s new
Laurie Anderson (1947-, vocals, electronics, violin, compositions) with Roma Baran (synthesizer), Rubin Kodheli (cello), live (“Let x=x,” “Violin Cello Improv,” “O Superman”), New York, published 5/20/21
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random sights
other day, outside Chicago (Glen Ellyn)
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reading table
The distant mountains
are reflected in the eye
of the dragonfly—Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827), translated from the Japanese by Sam Hamill
2021
Thursday, May 27th
what’s new
Don Li (1971-), “Different Zones”; Jojo Mayer (drums, voice), JACK Quartet, published 5/13/21
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2021
Wednesday, May 26th
alone
Tomeka Reid (cello), “Airs for Eliza,” live, Milwaukee, 2016
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2021
Tuesday, May 25th
like nobody else
Charmaine Lee (voice), live, published 4/20/21
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2021
Monday, May 24th
sounds of New York
Why not begin the week with something new?
Ches Smith (drums, percussion), Craig Taborn (piano), Mat Maneri (viola), Bill Frisell (guitar), live, New York, 5/21/21 (performance begins at 10:30)
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random sights
yesterday, outside Chicago (Glen Ellyn)
2021
Saturday, May 22nd
sounds of Chicago
Keefe Jackson Trio (KJ, saxophone, clarinet; Tomeka Reid, cello; Jason Roebke, bass), live, Chicago, last night (performance begins at 15:00)
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random sights
yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2021
Friday, May 21st
what’s new
Curtis Harding, “Hopeful” (C. Harding), published 5/18/21
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
music clip of the day 