Wednesday, June 20th
sounds of New York
This drummer can play.
Dave Sewelson (baritone saxophone), William Parker (bass), Marvin Bugalu Smith (drums), live, New York, 2017
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lagniappe
art beat
other day, Oak Park, Ill. (bird unknown)
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: New York
2018
Monday, June 11th
what’s new
One-word review: Wow!
Cooper-Moore (piano), live, New York (Vision Festival), 5/28/18
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Maywood, Ill.
2018
Saturday, May 26th
sounds of New York
Nina Kraviz (DJ), New York, 2017
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2018
Wednesday, April 25th
passings
Bob Dorough, singer, songwriter, piano player, December 12, 1923-April 23, 2018
“Devil May Care” (B. Dorough, T. Kirk), live (studio), New York, 2015
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2018
Wednesday, April 18th
what’s new
Four Tet (aka Kieren Hebden), live, New York, 3/23/18
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2018
Thursday, March 22nd
what’s new
Asterids (alto saxophonists Charlotte Greve, Caroline Davis, Caleb Curtis, Oscar Noriega [l-r]), live, New York (Bushwick Public House, Brooklyn), 3/12/2018
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lagniappe
reading table
The two plum trees—
I love their blooming!
one early, one later.—Yosa Buson, 1716-1784 (translated from Japanese by Robert Hass)
2018
Monday, February 26th
trumpet festival
day one
Nate Wooley Quartet (NW, trumpet, compositions; Chris Pitsiokos, alto saxophone; Brandon Lopez, bass; Dre Hocevar, drums), live, New York, 2016
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago (Garfield Park Conservatory)
2018
Wednesday, January 24th
sounds of New York
Jaimie Branch’s Fly or Die (JB, trumpet, compositions; Tomeka Reid, cello; Jason Ajemian, bass; Chad Taylor, drums), live, New York (Rye Bar, Brooklyn), 2016
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lagniappe
musical thoughts
Improvised music is like basketball: a great player makes everybody better.
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2017
Wednesday, December 13th
more
Joe Morris (guitar) and Daniel Levin (cello), live, New York, 12/8/17
(Taking a break—back in a while.)
2017
Tuesday, December 12th
sounds of New York
Daniel Levin (cello) and Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (bass), live, New York, 2015
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