1+1=?
Tanya Kalmanovitch (viola), Marilyn Crispell (piano), live, Baltimore, 2015
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It takes a bit of life experience to realize that our choice is merely between making fools of ourselves either intentionally or unintentionally.
—Brother David Steindl-Rast, The Way of Silence
like nobody else
Tony Allen (drums), “Wolf Eats Wolf,” 2017
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random sights
yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
sounds of all over
Vijay Iyer (piano), Rudresh Mahanthappa (alto saxophone), Aruna Sairam (vocals), Zakir Hussain (tabla), live, Ojai, Calif., 2017 (performance begins at 16:00)
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this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
more sounds of Shreveport
Pastor Brady Blade Sr., Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band (Brian Blade, drums, et al.), Hallelujah Train, “Trouble in My Way,” live, Shreveport, La., 2017
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random sights
other day, Monhegan Island, Maine
voices I miss
Sun Ra Arkestra (Sun Ra [aka Herman Blount, 1914-1993], keyboards, compositions, vocals), TV show (Night Music), “Face the Music,” “Space Is the Place,” 1989
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Here’s another take on “Space Is the Place,” which I bumped into the other day at the Art Institute of Chicago, where it’s playing, continuously, through August 19th.
Space Is the Place (A March for Sun Ra), directed by Cauleen Smith, featuring the Rich South High School marching band, Chicago (Chinatown Square), 2011
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
summer in the city
Big Thief, live, Chicago, 7/20/18
“Mary”
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“Shark Smile”
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random sights
other day, Monhegan Island, Maine
what’s new
Makrú, “Tu Mission,” 8/8/18
sounds of New York
Ingrid Laubrock (tenor saxophone) & Mary Halvorson (guitar), live, New York, 2013
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random sights
other day, Monhegan Island, Maine
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Exultation is the going
Of an inland soul to sea –—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), from 143 (Franklin)
what’s new
Neneh Cherry, “Kong,” 8/1/18
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random sights
other day, Monhegan Island, Maine
more
How many drummers say so much so softly?
Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band, live (studio), Seattle, 2016
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