Thursday, March 28, 2024

Show Review: Pharoah Sanders Tribute Band with Azar Lawrence

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Last Saturday's Kente Arts program was billed as a Tribute to Pharaoh Sanders but it wound up being more than that. At moments, it also ...
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Sunday, March 24, 2024

LP Reviews: Shelly Manne & His Men - At The Black Hawk. Vol. 1, Pete Jolly - Seasons

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West Coast jazz was maligned from the get-go, accused to being a more flaccid version of what was happening on the East Coast. It was "...
Thursday, March 21, 2024

CD Review: Anthony Michael Ambroso - Mercy Killer

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Anthony Michael Ambroso Mercy Killer (Self-released) ambroso.bandcamp.com/album/mercy-killer Anthony Ambroso's origins start in the subu...
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Monday, March 18, 2024

Box Set Review: Charles Mingus - Mingus Takes Manhattan- The Complete Birdland Dates 1961-1962

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Charles Mingus Mingus Takes Manhattan- The Complete Birdland Dates 1961-1962 (New Land) Click here for ordering details Stories have been to...
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Saturday, March 16, 2024

Mary Timony and youbet Rock the Andy Warhol Museum

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Just kind of a quick post about a show, but with more thoughts that your typical social media post: Everything that's been written about...
Wednesday, February 28, 2024

CD Review: Angelica Sanchez Nonet - Nighttime Creatures

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Angelica Sanchez Nonet Nighttime Creatures (Pyroclastic)  Angelica Sanchez says she composed the music on Nighttime Creatures  for the eight...
Monday, February 19, 2024

CD Review: Jeremy Udden - Wishing Flower

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Jeremy Udden Wishing Flower (Sunnyside)  jeremyudden.bandcamp.com/album/wishing-flower Saxophonist Jeremy Udden's albums, with groups l...
Monday, January 29, 2024

LP Review: Joseph Branciforte & Theo Bleckmann - LP2

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Joseph Branciforte & Theo Bleckmann LP 2 (Greyfade)  www.greyfade.com The cover of  LP2  recalls the stark artwork on records from Facto...
Thursday, January 25, 2024

LP Review: The Human Hearts - Viable

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Another album I've been meaning to write about for a few months. The Human Hearts Viable (Open Boat) thehumanhearts.bandcamp.com/album/v...
Friday, January 19, 2024

You Won't Enjoy Fugazi On As Many Levels As I Do

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Back during my college days, when the WPTS-FM office was my second home, I went to a party at an apartment where I used to live with a few g...
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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Playing Catch Up: Jason Adasiewicz Returned in 2023 With Two Unique Albums

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The first blog post of the year finally comes down the pike, more than halfway into the month. In the past, this month has been a time of re...
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Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Me

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After I write a post, I often check the tally to see how many posts I've written in total for the year, and compare it to where I was 12...
Saturday, December 16, 2023

My Lost Article on Steve Tintweiss

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Now that JazzTimes  has come back again, this Overdue Ovation on Steve Tintweiss can be found on the magazine's website. If you viewed ...
Friday, November 03, 2023

The Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert - Still Kicking in Year 53

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The last time the University of Pittsburgh's Music Department presented the Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert in the tradition established b...
Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Catching Up With ESP-Disk' - Albums by Painted Faces and Allen Lowe

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A few new releases from ESP-Disk' arrived in the mail recently. Before I get to them, I want to do some quick takes on a few things that...