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Monday, May 24th

sounds of New York

Why not begin the week with something new?

Ches Smith (drums, percussion), Craig Taborn (piano), Mat Maneri (viola), Bill Frisell (guitar), live, New York, 5/21/21 (performance begins at 10:30)

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lagniappe

random sights

yesterday, outside Chicago (Glen Ellyn)

Thursday, May 20th

alone

John Cage (1912-1992), Sonata X for prepared piano (1946-48); Tim Ovens, live, published 2009

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lagniappe

reading table

Forever – is composed of Nows –

—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), from 690 (Franklin)

Wednesday, May 19th

sounds of New York

Emmet Cohen Trio (EC, piano; Russell Hall, bass; Kyle Poole, drums) with guest Joe Lovano (tenor saxophone), live, New York, 5/17/21

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lagniappe

random sights

other day, Oak Park, Ill.

Tuesday, May 11th

timeless

Johnny Griffin/Woody Shaw Quintet (JG, 1928-2008, tenor saxophone; WS, 1944-1989, trumpet; John Hicks, 1941-2006, piano; Reggie Johnson, 1940-2020, bass; Alvin Queen, drums, 1950-), live, Germany (Cologne), 1986

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lagniappe

random sights

other day, Oak Park, Ill.

Wednesday, May 5th

never enough

This sound-world I could live in all day.

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II (excerpts); Piotr Anderszewski (piano), live, Germany (Hamburg), 4/16/21

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lagniappe

random sights

other day, Oak Park, Ill.

Wednesday, April 28th

more

Erik Satie (1866-1925), from Sonneries de la Rose+Cross (No. 2); Reinbert de Leeuw (1938-2020, piano), live, Amsterdam

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lagniappe

random sights

yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.

Saturday, April 24th

alone

Erik Satie (1866-1925), Le Fils des Étoiles: II; Reinbert de Leeuw (1938-2020, piano), live, Amsterdam

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lagniappe

random sights

other day, Oak Park, Ill.

Tuesday, April 20th

sounds of New York

Emmet Cohen Trio (EC, piano; Russell Hall, bass; Joe Saylor, drums) featuring Patrick Bartley (alto saxophone) and Bruce Harris (trumpet), live, New York, last night

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random sights

other day, Oak Park, Ill.

Wednesday, March 24th

sounds of New York

Jon Irabagon and Outright! (JI, [soprano saxophone, compositions], Ray Anderson [trombone], Matt Mitchell [piano], Chris Lightcap [bass], Dan Weiss [drums]), “Recharge the Blade,” live, New York, 3/22/21

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random sights

other day, Chicago

Monday, March 22nd

alone

Why not begin the week with something not only beautiful but healing?

Amina Claudine Myers (1942-, piano), live, New York, 2020

 

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lagniappe

random sights

yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.