October 15, 2024

Book review: "Jazz Revolutionary: The Life & Music of Eric Dolphy" by Jonathon Grasse (Jawbone Press)

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Remaking reality through sound.

October 14, 2024

Live review: Kris Davis Trio, Steve Lehman's Garden of Klōns at REDCAT (Angel City Jazz Fest), Sat. Oct. 12, 2024.

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Heart & head.

October 11, 2024

Links: L.A. performances (10/11//24).

This week: Otmaro Ruiz, Jason Moran, Destiny Muhammad, Motley Crue, Bilal, Anthony Wilson, Kris Davis-Steve Lehman, Arsenio Rodriguez, Christopher Garcia, Elsa Nilsson-Sasha Berliner, Jeremy Pelt, Ithaca Trio, Joyous Wolf, Judas Priest, Carcass, Randy Brecker, Morales-Denson, Dead Posey, Robbie Robertson tribute, more.

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October 10, 2024

Plug: "The Jazz Omnibus: 21st-Century Photos and Writings by Members of the Jazz Journalists Association" (Cymbal Press)

One by Greg Burk, even.

October 2, 2024

RIP: Kris Kristofferson, 1936-2024.

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He touched us with a few true words.

September 27, 2024

Previews: Angel City Jazz Festival 2024, week 1, Oct. 11-17.

angel city bug.jpegOtmaro Ruiz; Kris Davis, Steve Lehman; Sasha Berliner, Elsa Nilsson; Mauricio Morales, Jeff Denson-Romain Pilon.

September 26, 2024

Previews: Angel City Jazz Festival 2024, week 2, Oct. 18-24.

angel city bug.jpeg Diego Gaeta, Yafeu Tyhimba; Joy Guidry, Deron Johnson; Dresser-McDonas, Shiroishi-Seabrook; Iseul Kim, Jenny Scheinman.

September 13, 2024

Documentary review: William Roper's "Sidelining the Sideman (and Woman)."

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The whiteness we don't hear.

September 5, 2024

Live scene (Aug. 30, 2024) and record review: Nick Mancini Collective, "Oblation"

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Difficulty and optimism.

August 29, 2024

Modern shorts: Melt-Banana, SML, Hans Fjellestad.

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Inhale, breathe quickly, exhale.