alone
Morton Feldman (1926-1987, MCOTD Hall of Fame), Palais de Mari (1986); Jesse Myers (piano), live, Seattle, 2018
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011), First Stone (print, artist’s proof), 1961
alone
Brad Mehldau (piano), “Three Pieces After Bach,” live, Paris, 2018
this week in Chicago
They’re playing Thursday at Constellation and Friday at Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center (benefit for Puerto Rico).
Miguel Zenón (alto saxophone, compositions) and Spektral Quartet (Yo Soy La Tradición, 2018)
“Milagrosa”
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“Promesa”
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Playing and talking
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Brook, Ill. (Dean Nature Sanctuary)
More from Aretha’s homegoing service.
Smokey Robinson, “Really Gonna Miss You,” live, Detroit, 8/31/18
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Brook, Ill. (Dean Nature Sanctuary)
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reading table
Your path is at your feet whether you realize it or not.
—painter Agnes Martin, 1912-2004 (Arne Glimcher, Agnes Martin: Paintings, Writings, Remembrances, 2012)
what’s new
Tom Waits (vocals) and Marc Ribot (guitar), “Bella Ciao (Goodbye Beautiful),” 9/12/18 (Marc Ribot, Songs of Resistance 1942-2018)
sounds of Argentina
Juana Molina, “Cosoco,” New York, 2017
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
voices I miss
The way a bass should sound—fat, dark, bottomless.
Malachi Favors (1927-2004), live, New York, 2001
sounds of Iceland
Why not begin the week with something beautiful?
Anna Thorvaldsdottir (1977-), Heyr þú oss himnum á (2005); Hljómeyki chamber choir, 2005
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Bellwood, Ill.
alone
Kris Davis (piano), live, Chicago, 2018 (excerpt)
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Maywood, Ill.
Nine years ago today this blog began with this post.
One left Cuba after the revolution, the other stayed. Here they play together: pianists—father and son—Bebo and Chucho Valdes.
