Thursday, October 28th
sounds of Chicago
Fay Victor’s SoundNoiseFUNK (FV, vocals; Sam Newsome, soprano saxophone; Joe Morris, guitar; Reggie Nicholson, drums), live, Chicago, last night
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: saxophone
2021
Monday, October 25th
sounds of New York
One-word review: Wow!
Zoh Amba (tenor saxophone) and Vijay Iyer (piano), live, New York, 10/15/21
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Wednesday, October 20th
sounds of Chicago
Isaiah Collier (saxophones) and Jeremiah Collier (drums), live, Chicago (Hyde Park Jazz Festival), 9/27/20
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Thursday, October 14th
sounds of New York
TISM (Tom Rainey, drums; Ingrid Laubrock, saxophones; Sylvie Courvoisier, piano; Mark Feldman, violin), live, New York, 2019
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2021
Monday, October 11th
sounds of Chicago
Ken Vandermark (1964-, reeds) & Hamid Drake (1955-, drums, MCOTD Hall of Fame), playing the music of Don Cherry (1936-1995), live (performance begins at 4:50), Chicago, 10/9/21
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other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2021
Monday, October 4th
like nobody else
Instant Composers Pool Orchestra (ICP), live (performance begins at 19:30), Amsterdam, yesterday
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Thursday, September 30th
sounds of New York
Jaimie Branch (trumpet), Darius Jones (alto saxophone), Joe McPhee (soprano saxophone), William Parker (bass), Ronnie Burrage (drums), Juma Sultan (percussion), live, New York, 2018
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Monday, September 27th
sounds of Chicago
This is one of the best music festivals I know: thoughtfully programmed, lovingly presented.
Hyde Park Jazz Festival: Makaya McCraven (drums, compositions), Ensemble Dal Niente featuring Ken Vandermark (saxophone), live, Chicago, 9/25/21
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Monday, September 20th
sounds of New York
last night, Brooklyn: Daniel Carter (reeds), Claire De Brunner (bassoon), Aron Namewirth (guitar), Adam Caine (bass), Jeff Pearring (alto saxophone)
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Monday, August 16th
sounds of Chicago
This performance, streamed Saturday during a fundraiser for Chicago’s Experimental Sound Studio, is full of wonders, including a singing dog.
Roscoe Mitchell (1940-, saxophones, percussion), performance begins at 1:04:25, streamed 8/14/21
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yesterday, outside Chicago (Dean Nature Sanctuary, Oak Brook)
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