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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Patrick Shiroishi – Evergreen (Touch; 2022) David S. Ware – Go See the World (Columbia; 1998) Jakob Bro/Joe Lovano – Once Around the Room: A Tribute to Paul Motian (ECM; 2022) Paul Bley – With Gary Peacock (ECM; 1970) Bill Evans – Trio…
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Nina Chanel Abney exhibition (Photograph courtesy Pace Prints) Here are my contributions to the latest installment of 7 picks a week, the arts and culture guide I compile weekly for Gothamist. Celebrate a hard-working jazz trio's 10th anniversary Serendipity had a hand in the formation of Thumbscrew, when bassist Michael Formanek filled in as a…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Various artists – The Trailhead 76 (10/16/22) (Mixcloud; 2022) Xiphiidae/Thoughts on Air – Xiphiidae & Thoughts on Air (self-released; 2022) Natalia Lafourcade – De Todas las Flores (Sony Mexico; 2022) Danny Arakaki – Tumble in Shade (Husky Pants; due Jan. 20, 2023) Jan…
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David Lynch (Photograph: Josh Telles) On Friday, Nov. 4, we rebooted the web post previously called Weekend Arts Planner. We moved it up to Friday, in hopes that it could serve to actually help folks plan their weekends and not just the days beyond. And we opened it up to more voices and perspectives from…
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Mali Obomsawin (Photograph courtesy Jazz Gallery) Weekend Arts Planner took a break during the last weekend of October, chiefly due to on-air scheduling issues. But these are the items I prepared for the occasion, as they appeared in the Gothamist article "11 fun things to do in NYC that have nothing to do with trick-or-treating"…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Bob Dylan – Palladium, London, England, Oct. 23, 2022 (ROIO; 2022) Rued Langgaard – Symphony No. 1 (“Cliffside Pastorals”) – Berlin Philharmonic/Sakari Oramo (Dacapo; due Nov. 4, 2022) Michael Stearns – Chronos (Original Soundtrack Recording) (Sonic Atmospheres/Projekt; 1984/remastered reissue due Nov. 4, 2022)…
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A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears… Peter Coccoma – A Place to Begin (Whatever's Clever; 2022) Clarice Jensen – Esthesis (130701/Fatcat; 2022) Rhodri Davies – DWA DNI (Amgen; 2022) .soundfullness – /listening_sessions/summer.soundfullness (self-released; 2022) Julius Eastman – Joy Boy – Either/Or (YouTube; 2022) Marja Ahti & Judith Hamann –…
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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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