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.

Saturday, September 28, 2013

MacArthur Genius Grant Award - The Masses Gripe

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Playing right now: Living By Lanterns The good news is I accidentally figured out that all my music IS on my phone and ready to play. This ...
Friday, September 27, 2013

Waste of Time

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Playing right now: Matthew Shipp - Piano Sutras Every morning I've tried to get up early and do my usual thing of getting some writing...
Thursday, September 19, 2013

CD Review: Mary Halvorson Septet- Illusionary Sea

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Mary Halvorson Septet Illusionary Sea (Firehouse 12) www.firehouse12.com , After recording one album with her trio (bassist John  Hé...
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

You Should've Seen Lina Allemano

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Lina Allemano's quartet played a great show last night at the Thunderbird. I previewed them in City Paper last week and had talked to th...
Friday, September 13, 2013

Too Late for the Show

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I was out of town in Baltimore for work until last night. It was a good time but I completely missed Mission of Burma last night. That's...
Monday, September 09, 2013

CD Review: Revolutionary Ensemble - Counterparts

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Revolutionary Ensemble Counterparts (Mutablemusic) www.mutablemusic.com From their earliest recordings in the 1970s to this - their ...
Sunday, September 08, 2013

Freedom for the moment

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It took all week but I finally finished a recap of Detroit for JazzTimes . Actually it didn't take all week, it several days. But in add...
Monday, September 02, 2013

Detroit Jazz Festival - Monday

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Well, I made the final walk of the season from Hart Plaza (where the festival stages are located) back to the Marriott. The next time I leav...
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Detroit Jazz Festival - Sunday

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Translating pop music into jazz is dangerous territory. The source material isn't always built for greater harmonic or melodic interpret...
Sunday, September 01, 2013

CD Review: John Coltrane - Sun Ship: The Complete Session

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John Coltrane Sun Ship: The Complete Sessions (Impulse!) When listening to John Coltrane’s individual albums, each stage of his ...

Detroit Jazz Festival: Saturday

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While walking up Woodward Avenue yesterday toward one of the Jazz Festival stages, a busking saxophonist was playing Dave Brubeck's ...
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Saturday, August 31, 2013

Detroit Jazz Festival - Friday Night

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The “cool” jazz fan has become something of a cliché at this point in time. The laidback attitude, the mumbled thoughts, the generally subd...
Saturday, August 24, 2013

CD Review: Chris Kelsey & What I Say - The Electric Miles Project

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Chris Kelsey & What I Say The Electric Miles Project (Self-released) whatisay.org From the way Dave Liebman described his time wi...
Monday, August 19, 2013

CD Review: Roscoe Mitchell Quartet - Live at "A Space" & Roscoe Mitchell - Not Yet

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Roscoe Mitchell Quartet Live at "A Space" 1975 (Delmark/Sackville) www.delmark.com 2013 has seen the release of a few...
Saturday, August 17, 2013

CD Review: Han Bennink/Uri Caine - Sonic Boom

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Han Bennink/Uri Caine Sonic Boom (816 Music) www.uricaine.com It's kind of a surprise that no one else has spoofed the title of M...
Sunday, August 11, 2013

I H8 Radio

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Playing right now: John Coltrane - Sun Ship: The Complete Session (I thought about getting Mosaic's 3LP edition of this set because I...
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Saturday, August 03, 2013

CD Review: Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette - Somewhere

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Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette Somewhere (ECM) www.ecmrecords.com This album, and pianist Keith Jarrett in particular, ha...
Monday, July 15, 2013

Belle and Sebastian visit Highland Park

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Let's see if blogging will get the Verizon guy - now 2 hours and 22 minutes past his window of arrival time - to show up. Belle and Se...
Friday, July 05, 2013

CD Review: Jonathan Finlayson & Sicilian Defense - Moment & the Message

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Jonathan Finlayson & Sicilian Defense Moment & the Message (Pi Recordings) www.pirecordings.com Trumpeter Jonathan Finlayson ...
Wednesday, July 03, 2013

CD Review: Blue Cranes - Swim

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Blue Cranes Swim (Cuneiform) www.cuneiformrecords.com Portland's Blue Cranes might not be thought of as group that plays jazz, d...
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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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