Monday, November 30, 2015

CD Review: Ben Monder - Amorphae

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Thanksgiving, a story about Tim Berne and Steve Byram's book (for JazzTimes ), a story for City Paper  to preview Billy Harper's sh...
Saturday, November 14, 2015

Public Image Ltd in Pittsburgh

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Playing right now: John Coltrane/Wilbur Harden - Countdown, The Savoy Sessions (I have one of the Coltrane/Harden albums but I always forge...
Wednesday, November 11, 2015

CD Review: David S. Ware/ Apogee - Birth of a Being

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David S. Ware/Apogee Birth of a Being (AUM Fidelity) www.aumfidelity.com Birth of a Being  was originally issued in 1979 by hat Hut R...
Tuesday, November 10, 2015

CD Review: Hugo Carvalhais - Grand Valis

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Hugo Carvalhais Grand Valis (Clean Feed) www.cleanfeed-records.com If  "Anamnesis" has been played by an acoustic bass, sax...
Monday, November 09, 2015

Saturday: The 45th Annual University of Pittsburgh Jazz Seminar

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Geri Allen has now played host to the University of Pittsburgh Jazz Seminar and Concert three times, taking the place of Dr. Nathan Davis, w...
Sunday, November 08, 2015

Friday: Going to a record show and Polyphonic Spree

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My friend James Pertusi came to Mr. Small's on Friday night, playing with a band called Sharp Things, who were opening for Polyphonic Sp...
Wednesday, November 04, 2015

Now you can read my John Lydon interview

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I've been talking about it endlessly, and now it's finally available: my Public Image Ltd., article. If you're in Pittsburgh, p...
Tuesday, November 03, 2015

Four Sides of Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio's Shining Hour

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Matthew Shipp Trio The Conduct of Jazz (Thirsty Ear) www.thirstyear.com The Uppercut: Matthew Shipp/Mat Walerian Duo Live at Okud...
Friday, October 30, 2015

How to Talk to John Lydon

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This time last week it seemed like I wasn't going to be writing an article to preview Public Image Ltd's upcoming Pittsburgh show (N...
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Friday, October 23, 2015

CD Review: Last Exit - Iron Path

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Last Exit Iron Path (ESP-Disk') www.espdisk.com There wasn't much fanfare made when ESP reissued this 1988 album, the only La...
Saturday, October 17, 2015

CD Review : Dave Douglas Quintet - Brazen Heart

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Dave Douglas Quintet Brazen Heart (Greenleaf) www.greenleafmusic.com It wasn't too long ago that Dave Douglas released High Risk ...
Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Paul, George, Yoko and...Clifford + Zakir Hussain + Palindromes at Space Exchange

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Playing right now: Josh Berman's new CD A Dance and a Hop  on Delmark. Just him on cornet, with Jason Roebke (bass) and Frank Rosaly (dr...
Monday, October 12, 2015

CD Review: Liberty Ellman - Radiate

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Liberty Ellman Radiate (Pi) wwwpirecordings.com In a way, it comes as kind of a surprise that guitarist Liberty Ellman hasn't rel...
Tuesday, October 06, 2015

CD Review: Jon Irabagon - Behind the Sky & Inaction Is an Action

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s Jon Irabagon Behind the Sky Jon Irabagon Inaction is An Action (Irabbagast) www.jonirabagon.com Jon Irabagon has rel...
Monday, September 28, 2015

CD Review: Mike Reed's People, Places & Things - A New Kind of Dance

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Mike Reed's People Places & Things A New Kind of Dance (482) www.482music.com "...[A]ll the music I assembled for this r...
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Saturday, September 26, 2015

Television in Pittsburgh

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Yesterday afternoon, a co-worker asked me how the Love Letters' show went this past Wednesday at Arsenal Lanes. Really well, I recalled,...
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Monday, September 21, 2015

CD Review: Wes Montgomery - In the Beginning

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Wes Montgomery In the Beginning (Resonance) resonancerecords.org This one has been out for a while, but it's worth another go-aro...
Sunday, September 20, 2015

Last Night's Dr. Lonnie Smith Show, in which Donny meets Dr. Lonnie

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I took Donovan with me last night to see Dr. Lonnie Smith. It felt like a risk because the kid is not really a jazz fan, at least not yet. A...
Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Television and Dr. Lonnie Smith - Here in Pittsburgh

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I have two articles in Pittsburgh City Paper this week: a feature on Television , who are coming to town next week, on September 25; and a s...
Monday, September 14, 2015

CD Review: Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - The Conny Plank Session

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Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  The Conny Plank Session (Gr önland) Worlds are colliding here.  Conny Plank, the Germa...