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Saturday, May 27th

timeless

Art Blakey & The New Jazzmen (AB, drums; Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Nathan Davis, tenor saxophone; Jaki Byard, piano; Reggie Workman, bass), “Crisis” (F. Hubbard), live, Paris, 1965

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yesterday, outside Chicago

Friday, May 26th

like nothing else

Lionel Marchetti (1967-), Inland Lake (le lac intérieur), 2019; Decibel (new-music ensemble founded in Western Australia in 2009), film by Karl Ockelford, published 5/23/23

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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.

Monday, May 22nd

basement jukebox

Meters, “Cissy Strut” (A. Neville, Z. Modeliste, L. Nocentelli, G. Porter), 1969

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other day, Chicago

Sunday, May 21st

more

James Brandon Lewis (tenor saxophone), “His Eye Is on the Sparrow,” live Denver

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yesterday, Chicago (Lurie Garden)

Saturday, May 20th

sounds of Chicago

Mark Feldman (violin), Dave Rempis (saxophones), Tim Daisy (drums), live, Chicago (Elastic Arts), 5/11/23

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art beatthis morning, Art Institute of Chicago (Van Gogh and the Avant-Garde: The Modern Landscape, through Sept. 4th)

Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890, Factories at Clichy (1887), detail

Wednesday, May 17th

what’s new

Susan Alcorn (pedal steel guitar), Anthony Pirog (guitar), Jarrett Gilgore (alto saxophone), Janel Leppin (cello), live, Washington, D.C., 5/1/23

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other day, Oak Park, Ill.

Sunday, May 14th

sounds of Chicago

Barrett Sisters, “Til We Meet Again,” live

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other day, Oak Park, Ill.

Saturday, May 13th

sounds of New York

James Brandon Lewis’ Red Lily Quartet (JBL, tenor saxophone; Kirk Knuffke, cornet; William Parker, bass; Chad Taylor, drums), live, New York, 2022

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other day, Oak Park, Ill.

Sunday, May 7th

timeless

Blind Willie McTell (vocals, guitar) with Kate McTell (vocals) and Curley Weaver (guitar), “I Got Religion, I’m So Glad,” rec. 1935 (Chicago)

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this morning, Oak Park, Ill.

Wednesday, May 3rd

alone

George Dumitriu (viola), “Crepuscule with Nellie” (Thelonious Monk, 1917-1982), Amsterdam (Bimhuis), published 1/31/23

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other day, Chicago