Tuesday, September 30, 2014

My Trip to Chicago

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Last week, the family had to go to Chicago for a wedding. It was the furthest west I've ever traveled in my life, and for that reason al...
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Saturday, September 20, 2014

The Mail, Matthew Shipp, the Love Letters

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Yesterday was a banner day for the mail. I received the October issue of JazzTimes (which has my profile of Sean Jones in it), a TIAA-CREF c...
Tuesday, September 09, 2014

The Oliver Lake Big Band at City of Asylum

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Each September the organization City of Asylum hosts an event on the North Side that combines poets (who are usually exiled from another cou...
Friday, September 05, 2014

CD Review: The New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers

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The New Pornographers Brill Bruisers (Matador) www.matadorrecords.com A review of the New Pornographers on this blog - it's like ...
Saturday, August 30, 2014

CD Review: Lee Konitz/Dan Tepfer/Michael Janisch/Jeff Williams - First Meeting: Live In London Vol. 1

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Lee Konitz/Dan Tepfer/Michael Jansch/Jeff Williams First Meeting: Live in London Volume 1 (Whirlwind) www.whirlwindrecordings.com Lee...
Friday, August 22, 2014

J.J. Wright In Pittsburgh

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Listening to WDVE-FM right now, relieved that Randy Baumann is back on the air today. I was starting to worry that his "vacation" ...
Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Uh Oh, Jazz is Dead Again...Wait - It's Not. But WJAS Is

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Originally the title of this post was going to stop at the ellipsis, but I didn't get to post it in time. The last week included a weddi...
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Tuesday, August 05, 2014

Sonny Rollins - Our Guru

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Last night Sonny Rollins went live online to speak about the New Yorker  piece that appeared last week, consisting of made-up quotes by him....
Sunday, August 03, 2014

Sonny Rollins Didn't Say That

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On Friday, Sonny Rollins tweeted the following: "Hey, folks, this is some guy's idea of a joke." No explanation, no anger, jus...
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Friday, August 01, 2014

CD Review: Steve Lehman Octet - Mise en Abime

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Well, a lot of encouraging reaction came after the previous post about music streaming, but now I'm back to the esoteric jazz albums......
Wednesday, July 30, 2014

What's Wrong with Music? Well, I'll Tell Ya....

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It's been hard to write. Not only finding the time, but finding the energy. I don't feel like I should be Pollyanna-ish with this bl...
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Saturday, July 19, 2014

CD Review: Kyle Bruckmann's WRACK - ...Awaits Silent Tristero's Empire

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Kyle Bruckman's WRACK ...Awaits Silent Tristero's Empire (Single Speed) www.singlespeedmusic.org Full disclosure: I haven...
Saturday, July 12, 2014

Charlie Haden Remembered

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The anticipation that I feel before doing an interview often has a debilitating effect on me. Bad connections, bad recording devices - both ...
Sunday, July 06, 2014

Pest 5000 - Whatever became of...

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Here's another one for the "What Ever Happened To" files: Pest Five Thousand (or Pest 5000). I bought this single (Har...
Saturday, July 05, 2014

Work

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Last week the total number of visits to this page was 1. And it was probably by me. Since it's been several weeks since the last post,...
Monday, June 16, 2014

CD Reviews: Three by Ivo Perelman

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Ivo Perelman/Matthew Shipp/Michael Bisio/Whit Dickey The Other Edge (Leo) Ivo Perelman/Matthew Shipp/William Parker Book of Sound...
Wednesday, June 11, 2014

CD Review : Marc Ribot Trio - Live at the Village Vanguard

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Marc Ribot Trio Live at the Village Vanguard (Pi Recordings) www.pirecordings.com There simply aren't enough musicians sharp enou...
Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Tom Rainey & Ingrid Laubrock Hit Pittsburgh

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Last Thursday, Tom Rainey and Ingrid Laubrock played at the Thunderbird Cafe. Tom has been a drummer around New York for years, playing...
Friday, June 06, 2014

GBV and DoS in Pittsburgh - a review

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It took a few weeks to show up, but my review of Guided By Voices and Death of Samantha is now up on the Blurt website: http://tinyurl.com/m...
Monday, June 02, 2014

CD Reviews: Jeff Platz + 3, Rodrigo Amado Motion Trio

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These two discs have been out for a few months. Both have been sitting around, waiting for me to write about them. My brain couldn't wa...