Wednesday, March 9th
what’s new
Jason Kao Hwang’s Human Rites Trio (JKH, compositions, violin, viola; Ken Filiano, bass; Andrew Drury, drums), live, New York, 3/1/22
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: New York
2022
Tuesday, March 8th
like nobody else
In a world of too much—news, suffering, noise—he offers a small, quiet space to inhabit.
Morton Feldman (1926-1987, MCOTD Hall of Fame), For John Cage (1982); Jesse Mills (violin), Rieko Aizawa (piano), live, New York (Bargemusic, Brooklyn), 7/30/21
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2022
Wednesday, March 2nd
sounds of New York
Brandon Lopez (bass), Mat Maneri (viola), live, New York, 2/22/22 (published yesterday)
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Willem de Kooning (1904-1997), detail from Interchanged (1955)
2022
Wednesday, February 23rd
sounds of New York
Yoni Kretzmer Trio (YT, tenor saxophone; William Parker, bass; Randy Peterson, drums), live, New York, last night
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lagniappe
random sight
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2022
Tuesday, February 15th
sounds of New York
Tomas Fujiwara’s 7 Poets Trio (TF, drums, compositions; Patricia Brennan, vibraphone; Tomeka Reid, cello), live, New York, 2019
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lagniappe
random sights
a while ago, Ireland (Dingle Peninsula)
2022
Friday, February 11th
what’s new
Ingrid Laubrock (saxophones), Jose Davila (tuba), Tom Rainey (drums), live, New York, last night
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random sights
other day, Chicago
2022
Wednesday, February 9th
voices I miss
Here, three weeks before dying from lung cancer, he’s bursting with life.
Leroy Jenkins (1932-2007, violin), live (Dewey Redman Memorial), New York, 2/4/07
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lagniappe
reading table
Nothing in the cry
of cicadas suggests they
are about to die—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from the Japanese by Sam Hamill
2022
Thursday, February 3rd
alone
Miranda Cuckson (violin), live, New York, 11/30/21: Elliot Carter (1908-2012), Riconoscenza per Goffredo Petrassi (1984)
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2022
Monday, January 31st
only rock ‘n’ roll
Norah Jones (vocals, keyboard) with Brian Blade (drums), Sasha Dobson (vocals), Gus Seyffert (bass, vocals), live, New York, published 1/28/22
“I’ve Got a Feeling” (Lennon–McCartney)
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“Let It Be” (Lennon–McCartney)
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2022
Tuesday, January 25th
sounds of New York
Steve Swell (trombone), Dave Sewelson (baritone saxophone), Michael Vatcher (drums), live, New York, 1/20/22
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
music clip of the day 