Thursday, January 15th
alone
Chris Corsano (drums, etc.), live, Netherlands (The Hague), 2022
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: Netherlands
2023
Tuesday, December 26th
never enough
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor; Hidemi Suzuki (cello), live, Netherlands (Amsterdam), 2017
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lagniappe
radio
Speaking of “never enough,” the annual Bach Festival on WKCR-FM (Columbia University)—one of my favorite musical events of the year—runs through midnight New Year’s Eve.
2023
Friday, December 1st
sounds of Amsterdam
Dave Douglas Quintet (Dave Douglas, trumpet, compositions; Jon Irabagon, tenor saxophone; Marta Warelis piano; Nick Dunston, bass; Rudy Royston, drums), live, Amsterdam, 1/19/23
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langiappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
2023
Wednesday, November 15th
what’s new
John Zorn’s New Masada Quartet (JZ [1953-], alto saxophone, compositions; Julian Lage, guitar; Jorge Roeder, bass; Kenny Wollesen, drums), live, Netherlands (Hertogenbosch), 11/3/23
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Thursday, November 9th
2n
Sanem Kalfa (vocals, cello) and Marta Warelis (piano), live, Amsterdam, 2021
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Tuesday, October 31st
serendipity
Bumped into this last night, happily.
Cor Fuhler (piano), Oren Marshall (tuba), Mats Gustafsson (tenor saxophone), Michael Vatcher (drums), live, Amsterdam, 2010
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Tuesday, July 25th
sounds of Chicago
Damon Locks’ Black Monument Ensemble (DL, vocals, electronics; Dana Hall, drums; Arif Smith, percussion; Angel Bat Dawid, clarinet, vocals; Ben Lamar Gay, cornet; Monique Golding, vocals; Tremaine Parker, vocals; Erica Rene, vocals), “The Body Is Electric” (D. Locks), live, Netherlands (Utrecht), 2021
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago (Lurie Garden)
2023
Wednesday, May 3rd
alone
George Dumitriu (viola), “Crepuscule with Nellie” (Thelonious Monk, 1917-1982), Amsterdam (Bimhuis), published 1/31/23
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lagniaappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
2023
Friday, April 28th
like nothing else
Chris Corsano (1975-, drums, percussion), live, Netherlands (The Hague), 2022
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Monday, March 6th
Today, after more than a decade of near-daily blogging (and tens of thousands of views from people in over 175 countries), I’m adopting a new format. No longer will I be here every day. Instead, I’ll be stopping by now and then, as the spirit moves me. Enjoy!
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Simeon Ten Holt (1923-2012), Canto Ostinato (1976): pianists Elizabeth Bergmann, Marcel Bergmann, Sandra van Veen and Jeroen van Veen, live, Netherlands (Eindhoven), 4/2/2011
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park Conservatory)
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