Saturday, March 29, 2014

LP Review: Doug Wieselman- From Water

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Doug Wieselman From Water (88 Records) www.dougwieselman.com/from-water/ From Water  combines a few of my favorite things: a vinyl-on...
Sunday, March 16, 2014

CD Reviews: Aram Bajakian & John Zorn

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Aram Bajakian there were flowers also in hell (Sanasar Records) www.arambajakian.com Guitarist Aram Bajakian says he didn't set o...
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Sunday, March 09, 2014

CD Reviews: Cory Wright Outfit & Ton Trio II

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Cory Wright Outfit Apples and Oranges Ton Trio II On And On (Singlespeed Music) www.singlespeedmusic.org Singlespeed released t...
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

CD Review: Jon Irabagon - It Takes All Kinds

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Jon Irabagon It Takes All Kinds (Irabbagast/Jazzwerkstatt) When listeners got past Rahsaan Roland Kirk's skill at playing two or...
Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Not the Beatles, But an Incredible Simulation Without the Soul

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Sunday night I watched the show marking the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show . I went into it h...
Wednesday, February 05, 2014

In support of WZUM-AM

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"I've got a '79 Nova.....it only gets AM/talk shows that piss you off/do you wanna ride?" -from "Dean Complex,"...
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

CD Reviews: Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd, Myra Melford

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First of all, I didn't watch the Grammys. And I don't care. Well, I suppose that's not true because I read about them the next d...
Wednesday, January 15, 2014

And about Jazz Connect...

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In addition to the blog entry on CP's website, the Local Notes column in today's issue was penned by me, reporting on Pittsburgh...
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Winter JazzFest reflections

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It's been a few days since Winter JazzFest wrapped up and I returned to Pittsburgh. I did get to see a lot of acts but of course there...
Friday, January 10, 2014

Dispatch from New York

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First off, the bad news. During the keynote address today at the Jazz Connect Conference, I saw a Facebook post from Matthew Shipp saying th...
Wednesday, January 08, 2014

New York, Here I Come. In a few hours.

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Playing right now: Cecil Taylor Ensemble - Always a Pleasure The cold isn't getting me down. It better not keep my plane down, either....
Saturday, January 04, 2014

The Opposite of Doldrums, Sort Of

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Day Four of the New Year and here I am. I'm trying to make this a year where there's more focus and more productivity on my part. Th...
Saturday, December 21, 2013

And Then There's Nellie McKay

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And how could I forget to mention Nellie McKay's excellent show last week at the Warhol? I was high on that show all weekend. I suppose ...
Thursday, December 19, 2013

New article and a big time critic's poll

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I was polled as part of the 2013 NPR Music Jazz Critic's Poll. Read about it here . Also, Blurt posted my article about Dot Wiggin fro...
Thursday, December 12, 2013

Remembering Bobby Jackson

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The first year I attended the Detroit Jazz Festival, I really felt like the new kid on the block and tried to get to know as many people as ...
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Tuesday, December 03, 2013

CD Review: Mascott - Cost/Amount

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Mascott Cost/Amount (Kiam) www.kiamrecords.com Another one that's been sitting around for a couple months, waiting for atte...
Wednesday, November 27, 2013

CD Review: Matthew Shipp - Piano Sutras

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Matthew Shipp Piano Sutras (Thirsty Ear) www.thirstyear.com Piano Sutras  came out over two months ago, and the desire to write about...
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Delicious Pastries, Triggers and the aura of the Harlan Twins

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Totally blanked on more interesting stuff than the previous post..... Last Friday, Brillobox was sold out when I got there, as I had predi...

Progress Report

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The new issue of Blurt arrived in the mail yesterday. I only have one thing in it, but that's cool because it's the Robert Wyatt Q...
Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Sebadoh and CACAW, caught live

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Last Friday's Sebadoh show at Club Cafe sold out. I don't know if I can take any responsibility for that, but it was sold out the da...