Steve Smith
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Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (Photograph: Ben Ealovega) The latest episode of Weekend Arts Planner, my weekly chat with Weekend Edition host David Furst that airs every Saturday morning on WNYC, covers noteworthy doings presented by the Whitney Museum of American Art and Carnegie Hall. Have a listen, or just read the text and follow the links, here.
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Mali Obomsawin – Sweet Tooth (Our of Your Head; due Oct. 28, 2022) Chacon/Nakatani/Santistevan – Inhale/Exhale (Other Minds; 2022) Jim Pepper – Comin' and Goin' (Antilles; 1987) Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate – Winter Moons – Winter Moons Orchestra/Frank J. Toth (Azica; 2022) Winter Moons;…
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Wendell Pierce and Sharon D. Clarke in 'Death of a Salesman' (Photograph: Joan Marcus) The latest episode of Weekend Arts Planner, my weekly chat with Weekend Edition host David Furst that airs every Saturday morning on WNYC, covers noteworthy doings presented by the Hudson Theatre and The Greene Space. (Full disclosure: the latter is a…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Ralph Vaughan Williams – Symphony No. 5 in D; Scenes adapted from Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress – BBC Symphony Chorus & Orchestra/Martyn Brabbins (Hyperion; 2020) Jessie Cox – When You’re a Star (Unknown Tapes; 2021) Goose – Pullman Yards, Atlanta, GA, Oct. 1, 2022…
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Etienne Charles (Photograph: Lawrence Sumulong for Lincoln Center) The latest episode of Weekend Arts Planner, my weekly chat with Weekend Edition host David Furst that airs every Saturday morning on WNYC, covers noteworthy doings presented by the Museum of Modern Art, Lincoln Center, and the New York Philharmonic. Have a listen, or just read the…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Julian Lage – View with a Room (Blue Note; 2022) caroline – "Peak Chroma" (Rough Trade; 2022) caroline – caroline (Rough Trade; 2022) claire rousay – "Peak Chroma" from a softer focus (American Dreams; 2021) Berlin Philharmonic – The John Adams Edition (Berliner…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Klaus Schulze – Kontinuum (Synthetic Symphony; 2007) Greg Osby – Banned in New York (Blue Note; 1998) Oort Smog – Every M***erf***er Is Your Brother (AKP Recordings; due Nov. 11, 2022) Mishagas – 1996-1997 (Astral Spirits; due Nov. 4, 2022) Tyshawn Sorey –…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… St. Vincent – St. Vincent Roxy Tour Setlist (Spotify playlist; 2022) Earth Room – Earth Room (Related States; due Oct. 21, 2022) John Zorn – Spinoza (Tzadik; 2022) Christina Vantzou, Michael Harrison and John Also Bennett – Christina Vantzou, Michael Harrison and John…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Various artists – Hearts of Space PGM No. 1223 Sep 2, 2022: Electronic Dimensions (Hearts of Space; 2022) Alpha Wave Movement – Somnus (Harmonic Resonance; 2018) Various artists – Imaginational Anthem, Vol. 6: Origins of American Primitive Guitar (Tompkins Square; 1923-30/2013) Mieczysław Weinberg…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Enslaved – "Kingdom" (Nuclear Blast; 2022) Henry Cow – The Henry Cow Box Redux (Morphius; 2019) Praxis – Metatron (Subharmonic/self-released; 1994/2019) Simone Dinnerstein – Undersong – compositions by François Couperin, Robert Schumann, Eric Satie, and Philip Glass (Orange Mountain Music; 2022) Germaine Sijstermans…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… The Muffins – Manna/Mirage (Random Radar/Cuneiform; 1978/1993) Trevor Dunn’s Trio-Convulsant avec Folie à Quatre – "Saint-Médard" from Sèances (Pyroclastic; due Oct. 28, 2022) García/Navas/Reviriego/Trilla – Les Capelles (Tripticks Tapes; due Sept. 23, 2022) Tomas Fujiwara & Taylor Ho Bynum – Notice (self-released; 2022)…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Mali Obomsawin – Sweet Tooth (Our of Your Head; due Oct. 28, 2022) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake Suite; Missy Mazzoli – Violin Concerto ("Procession"); Johann Sebastian Bach – Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor (BWV1003) – iii. Andante;…
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Missy Mazzoli and Jennifer Koh (center) with Santtu-Matias Rouvali and the Philharmonia Orchestra. (Photograph: Missy Mazzoli's Instagram) On Sunday, August 14, the brilliant violinist Jennifer Koh joined the Philharmonia Orchestra and its principal conductor, Santtu-Matias Rouvali, in the European premiere of a new composition by Missy Mazzoli, Violin Concerto ("Procession"), during the BBC Proms at…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Shinobu Nemoto & Dave Seidel – Traveling in Stillness (self-released; 2022) Sepultura – Morbid Visions/Bestial Devastation (Cogumelo Produções/Roadrunner; 1985-86/2004) Various artists – The Trailhead 69 (8/7/22) (Mixcloud; 2022) Ahem – Ahem (Housecraft; 2022) Eric Huebner – Earth: Music for Solo Piano by Stephen…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Steve Roach – One Day (Steve Roach Exclusive; 2022) Bobby Previte – Nine Tributes (self-released; 2022) Webb Crawford – Joiners (Tripticks Tapes; due Sept. 2, 2022) Derek Bailey – Solo Guitar, Vol. 1 (Incus/Honest Jon's; 1971/2017) William Parker – Universal Tonality (Centering/AUM Fidelity;…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Metallica – MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, May 14, 2017 (Nugs.net; 2017) DOMi & JD Beck – NOT TiGHT (Apeshit/Blue Note; 2022) Amon Amarth “Get in the Ring” from The Great Heathen Army (Metal Blade; due Aug. 5, 2022) Victoria Cheah – A…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Caroliner – Gut b/w Lower Intestinal Clocks (self-released; 1998) Artur Schnabel – Klavierquintett; Klaviersonate; Lieder – Irmela Roelcke, Sibylle Kamphues, Pellegrini-Quartett (CPO; 2013) Artur Schnabel – Complete Works for Solo Piano – Jenny Lin (Steinway & Sons; 2019) Vorlust – Lick the Flesh…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Various artists – Flotation Device 2022-06-19 – Commemorations (Mixcloud; 2021) The Dead – Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, CA, June 28, 2015 (Live Music Archive; 2015) Forrest Moody – abgeewigte linie – Jack Yarbrough (Sawyer Editions; 2022) Kory Reeder – Codex Vivere – Apartment…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… ::: July 4 All-American Music Spotlight ::: Aaron Copland – Symphony No. 3 – San Francisco Symphony/Michael Tilson Thomas (SFS Media; 2020) Louis Armstrong – The Best of the Hot 5 & Hot 7 Recordings (Columbia/Legacy; 2002) Various artists – RCA Country Legends:…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Anton Bruckner – Symphony No. 8 in C minor (rec. March 15, 1949) – Berlin Philharmonic/Wilhelm Furtwängler (Archipel; 2021) Desiccation – Cold Dead Earth (Transylvanian Tapes; 2022) Aequoria – Dim (Transylvanian Tapes; 2022) Nicole Atkins – Memphis Ice (Single Lock; 2021) John Scofield…
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