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Saturday, February 25th

sounds of New York

D’Angelo (vocals, keyboards) with Questlove (drums), covering “Tell Me if You Still Care” (S.O.S. Band, 1983), live, New York (Brooklyn Bowl), 2013

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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.

Wednesday, February 22nd

sounds of New York

Marc Ribot’s Spiritual Unity (1954-, guitar), Roy Campbell (1952-2014, trumpet, flugelhorn), Henry Grimes (1935-2020, bass, violin), Chad Taylor (1973-, drums), live, New York, 2007

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random sights

yesterday, Chicago

Tuesday, February 14th

like nothing else

Mat Maneri (viola), Brandon Lopez (bass), live, New York (Fridman Gallery), 8/30/22

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random sights

yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.

Thursday, February 9th

sounds of New York

Edwin Torres (voice), Fred Moten (voice), Brandon Lopez (bass), Gerald Cleaver (drums), live, New York, 2019

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random sights

yesterday, Chicago

Saturday, February 4th

like nothing else

Live (performance begins at 4:30), New York and San Diego, 2/2/23

New York: Fay Victor (voice), Ingrid Laubrock (saxophone), Patricia Brennan (vibraphone)

San Diego: Michael Dessen (trombone), Joshua White (piano), Mark Dresser (bass), Gerald Cleaver (drums)

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random sights

other day, Oak Park, Ill.

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reading table

We are the main character in the story of our life, and we claim our story is absolutely true, but it’s always edited, if not entirely false.

—author Aleksandar Hemon (1964-, interview), New City, February 2023

Wednesday, January 25th

kaleidoscopic clarity

Brian Ferneyhough (1943-), Contraccolpi (2015): Talea Ensemble (James Baker, cond.), live, New York, 2016

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random sights

this morning, Oak Park, Ill.

(Taking a day off.)

Tuesday, January 24th

sounds of New York

Mary Halvorson (guitar) with Adam O’Farrill (trumpet), Jacob Garchik (trombone), Patricia Brennan (vibraphone), Nick Dunston (bass), Tomas Fujiwara (drums), “Night Shift” (M. Halvorson), live, New York, 2022

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other day, Oak Park, Ill.

Monday, January 16th

sounds of New York

Subtle, inventive, empathic: she’s one of my favorite saxophonists.

Ingrid Laubrock (1970-, tenor and soprano saxophones), Brandon Lopez (bass), Tom Rainey (drums), live, New York, 2022

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timeless

Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), “I Have a Dream,” Washington, D.C., August 28, 1963

Tuesday, January 10th

sounds of New York

Joel Ross Quartet (JR, vibraphone; Immanuel Wilkins, alto saxophone; Rashaan Carter, bass; Marcus Gilmore, drums), live, New York, 12/9/20

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musical thoughts

Musicians make art out of air.

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random sights

yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.

Wednesday, January 4th

sounds of New York

Mark Turner Quartet (MT, tenor saxophone; David Virelles, piano; Ben Street, bass; Paul Motian, drums), live (“Crepuscule With Nellie” [T. Monk], “Dance of the Infidels'” [B. Powell], “Conception Vessel” [P. Motian], “Song for Balkis” [B. Hart], “Sonnet for Stevie” [M. Turner], “Mumbo Jumbo” [P. Motian]), New York (Village Vanguard), 2011

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random sights

other day, Oak Park, Ill.

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