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Category: New York

Wednesday, April 6th

sounds of New York

Oliver Lake and the FLUX String Quartet, live, New York, 2014

Tuesday, April 5th

sounds of New York

The 12 Houses, live, New York, 3/6/16


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The process is fearless.

Joe Maddon, manager, Chicago Cubs 

Monday, April 4th

sounds of New York

Vijay Iyer Sextet,* live, New York, 2015


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art beat

Bruce Davidson (1933-), Palisades, N.J., 1958

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*VI, piano, compositions; Graham Haynes, cornet; Steve Lehman, alto saxophone; Mark Shim, tenor saxophone; Matt Brewer, bass; Marcus Gilmore, drums.

Thursday, March 10th

sound and space

John Luther Adams (1953-), Sila: The Breath of the World (2014), live, New York, 2014 (performance begins at 4:45)

 

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We must be careful what we say. No bird resumes its egg.

—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), letter to cousins Louise and Frances Norcross, 1872

Sunday, March 6th

old school

Sensational Gospel Eagles (Greenwood, S.C.), live

 

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William Klein (1928-), 3 Kids + Harmonica, New York, 1955

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Friday, March 4th

sounds of Chicago (and Springfield)

Never underestimate the power of idiosyncrasy.

Daniel Knox, live, Paris, 2015

 

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William Klein (1928-), Brooklyn, 1955

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Tuesday, March 1st

Another favorite ballad.

“I Thought About You” (J. Van Heusen & J. Mercer), Mal Waldron (piano), Jeanne Lee (vocals), et al., live, France (Marciac), 2000

 

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Helen Levitt (1913-2009; MCOTD Hall of Fame), New York, c. 1945

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Saturday, February 20th

old school

Re-Vells, Trent town Records (Trenton, N.J.), 1960s

“I Want a New Love”


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“Do I Love You?”

 

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Helen Levitt (1913-2009; MCOTD Hall of Fame), New York, c. 1937

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Thursday, February 18th

sounds of New York

Exquisite Corpse at Woodlawn Cemetery, New York, 2015


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art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago

From Vincent van Gogh’s Entrance to the Public Gardens at Arles, 1888 (Van Gogh’s Bedrooms, through May 10th)

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Tuesday, January 26th

sounds of New York

Nate Wooley (trumpet, electronics), For Kenneth Gaburo, live, New York, 2015


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random sights

other day, Oak Park, Ill.

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