Friday, May 8th
what’s new
Son Lux, “Change Is Everything,” 2015
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
2015
Thursday, May 7th
tonight in Chicago
She’ll be playing, with Douglas Ewart (reeds), Michael Zerang (drums), et al., at Elastic Arts.
Joëlle Léandre (bass), live, Jerusalem, 2011
2015
Wednesday, May 5th
It just goes on, and on, and on . . .
—Cheryl Tipp, Wildlife Sounds Curator, British Library
Preserving Sound, 2013
2015
Tuesday, May 5th
sounds of Cambodia
Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll, 2014
2015
Monday, May 4th
sounds of Amsterdam
It’s a wonderful life—sometimes, anyway. This weekend, in Chicago, I got to hear these folks twice: Saturday night all together (Constellation), Sunday in a series of (mostly) duos and trios (Elastic Arts).
Instant Composers Pool (ICP) Orchestra*
“Lavoro” (S. Bergin, borrowing from “Moten Swing”), live, Oakland, Ca., 2013
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“East of the Sun, West of the Moon” (Brooks Bowman), recording (East of the Sun), 2014
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*Ab Baars, tenor saxophone; Tobias Delius, tenor saxophone; Michael Moore, alto saxophone; Thomas Heberer, trumpet; Walter Wierbos, trombone; Tristan Honsiger, cello; Mary Oliver, violin; Ernst Glerum, bass; Han Bennink, drums.
2015
Saturday, May 2nd
passings
Ben E. King, singer, songwriter, September 28, 1938-April 30, 2015
“Stand by Me” (B. King, J. Lieber, M. Stoller)
Live (TV show), 2007
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Recording, 1961
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lagniappe
random sights
Oak Park, Ill., 3:40 a.m.
2015
Friday, May 1st
only rock ‘n’ roll
The Ex, “That’s Not a Virus,” live, France (Annecy), 2015
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lagniappe
art beat
William Klein (1928-), 4 Heads, New York, 1955
2015
Thursday, April 30th
tonight in Chicago
These folks—three reed players and a cellist from Chicago, along with a drummer from Norway—will be playing (and recording a live album) at a performing-arts center on the city’s northwest side (Elastic Arts).
Dave Rempis (saxophones), Keefe Jackson (reeds), Jason Stein (bass clarinet), Tomeka Reid (cello), Tollef Østvang (drums), live, Lafayette, Ind., 4/25/15
2015
Wednesday, April 29th
If this is the answer, what’s the question?
Bernhard Leitner (1938-), Serpentinata, Austria (Vienna), 2011
