Saturday, March 28, 2020

CD Review: Bobby Previte/Jamie Saft/Nels Cline - Music from the 21st Century

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Bobby Previte/Jamie Saft/Nels Cline Music from the 21st Century (RareNoise) www.rarenoiserecords.com (I realize this is the third alb...
Friday, March 27, 2020

CD Review: Todd Marcus - Trio+

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Todd Marcus Trio+ (Stricker Street) www.toddmarcusjazz.com When jazz melodies are compared to folk music, it usually means the music ...
Monday, March 23, 2020

CD Review: Le Rex - Escape of the Fire Ants

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Le Rex Escape of the Fire Ants (Cuneiform) www.cuneiformrecords.com Escape of the Fire Ants  was released almost a year ago but the 1...
Thursday, March 19, 2020

CD Review: Thollem/Parker/Cline - Gowanus Sessions II & Radical Empathy Trio - Reality and Other Imaginary Places

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Thollem/Parker/Cline Gowanus Sessions II Radical Empathy Trio Reality and Other Imaginary Places (ESP-Disk') www.espdisk.com ...
Monday, March 16, 2020

Remembering McCoy Tyner

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It just hit me that I never wrote a post saluting McCoy Tyner, after he passed away on March 6. Many other people have spoken more eloquentl...
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Sunday, March 15, 2020

CD Review: Tim Berne's Snakeoil - The Fantastic Mrs. 10

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Tim Berne's Snakeoil The Fantastic Mrs. 10 (Intakt) www.intaktrec.ch Charles Mingus called several of his albums "the best t...
Saturday, March 14, 2020

Covid-19 Cancellations

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This week I wrote a story about saxophonist Ken Vandermark to preview his show on Monday, March 16. Now that show is cancelled because of th...
Saturday, March 07, 2020

CD Review: David S. Ware New Quartet - Théȃtre Garonne, 2008

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David S. Ware New Quartet Théȃtre Garonne, 2008 (AUM) www.aumfidelity.com David S. Ware wasn't in the best health when hi...
Saturday, February 29, 2020

RIP David Roback

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Pittsburgh Current  polled its contributing writers for last year's Valentines Day issue, asking each of us for what we considered t...
Tuesday, February 11, 2020

CD Review: The Westerlies - Wherein Lies the Good

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The Westerlies Wherein Lies the Good (Westerlies) www.westerliesmusic.com The Mamas and the Papas used to say that when they harmoniz...
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Monday, February 03, 2020

CD Review: Johnny Griffin & Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Ow! Live at the Penthouse

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Johnny Griffin & Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Ow! Live at the Penthouse (Reel to Real) www.cellarlive.com When two charismatic...

Andy Gill RIP

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While listing some albums for sale tonight, I figure Gang of Four's Solid Gold  album should playing. So it is. For some reason, I know ...
Saturday, February 01, 2020

Who Did I See at Winter Jazz Fest? Well.....

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Yesterday I penned a report on Jazz Congress for Pittsburgh Current  which should be up on their website soon. They asked for 500 words. I ...
Monday, January 20, 2020

Tales from New York: The Stone and the Village Vanguard

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It is forbidden to take pictures at the Stone, the New York venue founded by John Zorn that is devoted to experimental music. So you'...
Thursday, January 16, 2020

Almost Forgot to Include This

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As I went to post a link to the last write-up on Twitter, I saw the faces of Kris Davis, Val Jeanty and Terri Lyne Carrington staring at ...

My Visit to New York, Part One

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Right now I'm sitting in my hotel room in Manhattan, where I've been, off and on, since Sunday night. January means it's t...
Monday, January 06, 2020

Catching Up With Kris Davis, Dave Douglas and Avram Fefer

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Pittsburgh Current  posted a few thoughts from its staff writers reflecting on the music that happened during 2019. Click here and scroll d...
Wednesday, January 01, 2020

It's New Year's Day and I'm Feeling...

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....like I need to get things in order. Though I'm not sure where to start. That particular brand of agoraphobia is the thing that cripp...