Wednesday, April 6th
sounds of New York
Oliver Lake and the FLUX String Quartet, live, New York, 2014
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: New York
2016
Tuesday, April 5th
sounds of New York
The 12 Houses, live, New York, 3/6/16
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lagniappe
reading table
The process is fearless.
2016
Monday, April 4th
sounds of New York
Vijay Iyer Sextet,* live, New York, 2015
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lagniappe
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.
2016
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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lagniappe
reading table
We must be careful what we say. No bird resumes its egg.
—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), letter to cousins Louise and Frances Norcross, 1872
2016
Sunday, March 6th
old school
Sensational Gospel Eagles (Greenwood, S.C.), live
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lagniappe
art beat
William Klein (1928-), 3 Kids + Harmonica, New York, 1955
2016
Friday, March 4th
sounds of Chicago (and Springfield)
Never underestimate the power of idiosyncrasy.
Daniel Knox, live, Paris, 2015
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lagniappe
art beat
William Klein (1928-), Brooklyn, 1955
2016
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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lagniappe
art beat
Helen Levitt (1913-2009; MCOTD Hall of Fame), New York, c. 1945
2016
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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lagniappe
art beat
Helen Levitt (1913-2009; MCOTD Hall of Fame), New York, c. 1937
2016
Thursday, February 18th
sounds of New York
Exquisite Corpse at Woodlawn Cemetery, New York, 2015
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lagniappe
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)
2016
Tuesday, January 26th
sounds of New York
Nate Wooley (trumpet, electronics), For Kenneth Gaburo, live, New York, 2015
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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