shanleyonmusic

I'm what you'd call a music enthusiast. Not one of those obsessive people, but definitely fanatical about it. This blog began as a forum for whatever I am listening to throughout the day but I'm also trying to include full-blown CD reviews too.

Friday, February 20, 2026

CD Review: Brandon Seabrook - Hellbent Daydream

Brandon Seabrook Hellbent Daydream (Pyroclastic) brandonseabrook.bandcamp.com/album/hellbent-daydream The opening seconds of Brandon Seabroo...

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

CD Review: Angelika Niescier - Chicago Tapes

Angelika Niescier Chicago Tapes (Intakt) angelikaniescierintakt.bandcamp.com/album/chicago-tapes European alto saxophonist (Poland-born, Ger...

Monday, February 02, 2026

Saluting Tim Thomas and Babe the Blue Ox

I'm the kind of person that often finds a deep connection to an album or band. Sometimes it feels like I'm being overly enthusiastic...

Thursday, January 29, 2026

CD Reviews - Phillip Golub/Lesley Mok - Dream Brigade & Camilla Nebbia/Marilyn Crispell/Lesley Mok - A Reflection Distorts Over Water

The idea for pairing these two albums came from seeing them listed together in another publication. While someone else wrote that piece, I s...

Sunday, January 25, 2026

CD Review: John O'Gallagher- Ancestral

John O'Gallagher Ancestral (Whirlwind) whirlwindrecordings.com or johnogallagher-whirlwind.bandcamp.com/album/ancestral Of all the rive...

Thursday, January 22, 2026

A Report on Jazz Congress 2026

As I type, it's been two weeks since I atteneded Jazz Congress, the annual gathering at Jazz at Lincoln Center of musicians (both establ...

Friday, January 16, 2026

Meet Schuyler Iona Press

Last week I made my annual trek to New York City for the Winter Jazz Fest and, for the first since the pandemic, the Jazz Congress conferenc...

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About Me

shanleymusic: UPDATED - 3/1/24. (This update is LONG overdue!) I've lived in Pittsburgh all my life. It's a good town. Come and see it. Although most of my writing here covers jazz - in particular, the more avant-garde or envelope pushing type - I've played bass in indie rock bands and like to write about that kind of music too. Currently I'm in the Harry Von Zells, Our album, Play It Backwards, came out in Spring '23. Beyond that, I won't list my whole musical past but I should mention my first band, Bone of Contention because I occasionally hear from people who are trying to find the song "Barbie Likes to Die" from our first album - which was rereleased digitally. Our whole catalog (and the HVZ album) are on Bandcamp on the Igor Records page. As a music scribe, I've contributed and edited for nearly every alt-weekly in town. Nationally I contribute to the New York City Jazz Record and spent about 20 years at JazzTimes. I am also a member of the Jazz Journalists Association.

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