Tuesday, July 30th
what’s new
Enno Poppe (1969-), Fett (2018-2019); Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra (Susanna Mälkki, cond.), live, 5/10/19
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
2019
Monday, July 29th
more
Andrew Cyrille (1939-, drums) with Peter Brötzmann (reeds), live, New York, 6/11/19
2019
Sunday, July 28th
sounds of Chicago
This I could listen to all day.
Staple Singers, “Pray On” (R. Staples), live (TV show), Chicago, 1966
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2019
Saturday, July 27th
more
Andrew Cyrille (1939-, drums) with Tomeka Reid (cello), Beatrice Capote (dance), live, New York, 6/11/19
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lagniappe
reading table
dancing butterflies—
my journey forgotten
for a while—Kobayashi Issa, 1763-1827 (translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue)
2019
Friday, July 26th
what’s new
Who would’ve guessed this would be so good?
David Crosby (1941-) with the Roots, “Long Time Gone” (D. Crosby), live (TV show), 7/16/19
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
2019
Thursday, July 18th
what’s new
Andrew Cyrille (1939-, drums) with Wadada Leo Smith (trumpet), Brandon Ross (guitar), live, New York, 6/11/19
(Taking a break—back in a while.)
2019
Wednesday, July 17th
mesmerizing
György Ligeti (1923-2006), Sonata for Solo Cello (1948-53); Mathias Johansen (cello), live
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
2019
Tuesday, July 16th
He played as if his life depended on it.
Glenn Gould (1932-1982, piano), playing Bach’s Partita No. 2 in C minor (The Art of Piano, 1999)
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lagniappe
reading table
Happiness has never been one of my great aspirations.
—poet W.S. Graham (1918-1986, quoted in London Review of Books, 7/18/19)
2019
Monday, July 15th
Need a break from America 2019?
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), String Quartet in C major, Op. 20, No. 2; Danish String Quartet, live, New York, 2018
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lagniappe
reading table
The roaring of the wind is my wife and the Stars through the window pane are my Children.
—John Keats (1795-1821), letter to his brother George Keats, 1818
2019
Sunday, July 14th
back to church
Hamiltones, live, Houston, 2019
music clip of the day 