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New York @ Night: January 2011
From the January 2011 issue of All About Jazz-New York: — Having won the 2010 Thelonious Monk Competition, vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant was first to appear in the Tribeca Performing Arts Center’s annual “Monk In Motion” finalists’ showcase (Dec. 4). The Miami-born, French-American Salvant has a thing for choice old repertoire — the Bessie Smith vehicles “You’ve Got to Give
The week on disc (84)
And that’ll be my final post of 2010. I hope to make this blog much more active in 2011, so keep your eyes here. In case you missed the last one… Many Arms, Missing Time (Engine) Lucian Ban & John Hébert, Enesco Reimagined (Sunnyside) Barry Romberg’s Random Access, The Gods Must Be Smiling (Romhog) Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo Live (Clean Feed)
JJA Conference, January 7-11
Check the schedule and location details, and register! I’ll be speaking on a panel January 8, 2-4 p.m.
Squeeze, “Tempted”
I’m having trouble embedding video here, so I’ll just link to the YouTube of me fiddling around with “Tempted” by Squeeze. I rarely find the time to do these things, so special occasions give me an excuse. Happy New Year, everyone! Update: here’s the embedded video.
New Ghost rescheduled
The show I posted about here was rescheduled on account of the snow. It’s Sat., Jan. 8 at 10 p.m. at The Triumph Brewery, 117 Chestnut St. in Old City, Philadelphia. I don’t believe Ottokar will be appearing.
The Village Voice Annual Jazz Poll, 2010
I merely participated. Francis Davis organized it, and did the hard, consequential work of extracting meaning from the results.
Assange and Shamir
I think it’s safe to say that political activists who compare themselves to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ought to be regarded with a high degree of skepticism. Alas, many on the left regard Julian Assange of WikiLeaks the way he views himself. Katha Pollitt of The Nation has written this very eloquent piece about the belittling of Assange’s rape charges.
On Trudy Pitts
My homage to the late organist/pianist Trudy Pitts, in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer.