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...
Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Pitt Jazz Seminar Concert - a week later

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It's been over a week since the 43rd Pitt Jazz Seminar Concert, but no one else that I've seen has printed a review. So it's sti...
Saturday, November 02, 2013

CD Review: Tim Berne's Snakeoil - Shadow Man

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Tim Berne's Snakeoil Shadow Man (ECM) www.ecmrecords.com If Snakeoil , Tim Berne's 2012 debut for ECM, allowed label head M...
Monday, October 28, 2013

My Lou Reed Story

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Sometime around 1983 or 1984, the National Record Mart in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood (which houses the University of Pittsburgh, ...
Sunday, October 27, 2013

Randy Weston in Pittsburgh

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Watching Randy Weston play last night, it was easy to feel like the audience had a direct connection to the masters of this music. The piani...
Friday, October 25, 2013

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This was the first week back to work after a two-week staycation. Although I wish I would've been more visible here during that time, an...
Tuesday, October 15, 2013

CD Reviews: Albert Ayler, Paul Bley & Burton Greene Trio on ESP

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This year marks the 50th anniversary of the infamous ESP label. They've been rereleasing more of their historical catalog, two of w...

Really Discovering Oscar Pettiford

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On Friday, the Third Man Rolling Record Store was parked in my neighborhood, right by Mind Cure Records. Donovan and I went down to check...
Saturday, October 12, 2013

CD Review: Mostly Other People Do the Killing - Red Hot

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Mostly Other People Do the Killing Red Hot (Hot Cup) www.hotcuprecords.com "Gum Stump," the penultimate song on Red Hot , b...
Wednesday, October 09, 2013

Meditations on Mingus

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I'm on a two-week staycation from work. One of the goals of this break is to listen to and write about more music, here and elsewhere. T...
Wednesday, October 02, 2013

Matt Mitchell - Fiction

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Matt Mitchell Fiction (Pi) www.pirecordings.com The first time I played Fiction , I came to it blindly, listening while I did some un...
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...