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Category: San Francisco

Tuesday, February 21st

tonight in Chicago

They’re playing at Constellation.

Bill Orcutt (guitar), Chris Corsano (drums), live, San Francisco, 8/26/22

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lagniappe

art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago

Jackson Pollock (1912-1956), Greyed Rainbow (1953), detail

Monday, December 26th

untying imaginary knots

Josh Berman Quartet (JB, cornet; Ben Goldberg, clarinet; Devin Hoff, bass; Jordan Glenn, drums), live, San Francisco (Red Poppy Art House), 2009

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lagniappe

reading table

This is on a day
when I want to say all kinds of things three times,
and: silence, silence, silence,
as if it were music,
someone else’s who doesn’t know it.

—Nachoem M. Wijnberg (1961-), from “I Love Life” (translated from the Dutch by David Colmer)

Monday, September 12th

sounds of San Francisco

Charles Lloyd Quartet (CL [1938-], tenor saxophone, flute, compositions; Keith Jarrett [1945-], piano, soprano saxophone; Ron McClure [1941-], bass; Jack DeJohnette [1942-], drums), live (TV show), San Francisco, 1968

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lagniappe

random sights

other day, Oak Park, Ill.

Sunday, February 28th

another take

Rev. Paul Jones, “I Won’t Complain” (P. Jones), live, Texas (Texas City), 1989

 

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lagniappe

random sights

other day, Oak Park, Ill.

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passings

Lawrence Ferlinghetti (March 24, 1919–February 22, 2021), poet, publisher, bookstore owner

“The World Is a Beautiful Place,” City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco

 

Friday, January 29th

only rock ‘n’ roll

The Dirtbombs, live, San Francisco, 2008

 

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lagniappe

random sights

other day, Oak Park, Ill.

Monday, July 16th

sounds of India

Nikhil Banerjee (1931-1986, sitar), Zakir Hussain (1951-, tabla), live (Raag Shyam Kedar, Raag Pilu), San Francisco, 1985

 

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lagniappe

random sights

yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.

Thursday, February 22nd

more

Julius Eastman (1940-1990), Stay on It (1973), live, Switchboard Music Festival, San Francisco, 2016*

 

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lagniappe

random thoughts

The paper clip in my desk drawer will outlive me.

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*Annie Phillips, bass clarinet; Jeff Anderle, clarinet; Aram Shelton, alto saxophone; Alisa Rose, violin; Hannah Addario-Berry, cello; Helen Newby, cello; Dominique Leone, piano;  Mark Clifford, vibraphone; Jordan Glenn, drums.

Thursday, January 26th

What we need—now more than ever.

Clickety Clack! Clickety Clack!
What is this madness that Nixon has put upon us?
Clickety Clack! Clickety Clack!
Won’t someone bring the spirit back?

—Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935-1977), 1973

Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Bright Moments, recorded live (San Francisco), 1973*


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*Track list (courtesy of YouTube):
A1. Introduction
2. Pedal Up
3. You’ll Never Get To Heaven
4. Clickety Clack
5. Prelude To A Kiss
6. Talk (Electric Nose)
7. Fly Town Nose Blues
B1. Talk (Bright Moments)
2. Bright Moments Song
3. Dem Red Beans And Rice
4. If I Loved You
5. Talk (Fats Waller)
6. Jitterbug Waltz
7. Second Line Jump

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