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Posts, ripostes
Regarding a recent post, Chris Kelsey issues a thoroughly patronizing reply that devolves into a personal attack. That’s cool, I started it. But I plead not guilty to misconstruing the meaning of “formally conventional.” Also, note Darcy James Argue’s comment under Chris’s post, in which he also takes issue with Chris’s evaluation of Hollenbeck. Other than that, I think Chris
Giuliani vs. the facts
Via Andrew Sullivan.
Olive
We lost our beautiful, crotchety Olive to kidney failure this morning. A life well lived, 1994-2010.
Prana Trio/Circulasione Totale Orchestra
In the new Philadelphia Weekly: Prana TrioWed., Jan. 27, 8pm. $10. Chris’ Jazz Café, 1421 Sansom St. 215.568.3131 www.chrisjazzcafe.com Led by drummer-percussionist Brian Adler (no relation), the Prana Trio arrives in Philly on the heels of its third release, Singing Image of Fire, featuring music inspired by the poetry of Hafiz, Kabir, Rumi and others. “Trio” is meant loosely —
Covers vs. standards
Regarding the need for jazz musicians to be original, Phil Freeman tweeted today: “No rock artist could expect to be taken seriously releasing a covers album as their debut.” I wouldn’t normally respond to random tweets with a blog post, but there’s an important issue at stake here. As much as they may continue to inform one another, and as
The week on disc (63)
In case you missed the last one… Dave Rempis & Frank Rosaly, Cyrillic (482 Music) Tigran Hamasyan, Red Hail (Plus Loin, 2009) Soren Moller & Dick Oatts, The Clouds Above (Audial, out February 9) Jerry Bergonzi, Three for All (Savant) Nilson Matta’s Brazilian Voyage, Copacabana (Zoho, out February 10) John Funkhouser Trio, Time (ind.)
Mahathir Mohamed, from the heart
I think this qualifies as a remarkable statement: The Jews had always been a problem in European countries. They had to be confined to ghettoes and periodically massacred. But still they remained, they thrived and they held whole Governments to ransom. Even after their massacre by the Nazis of Germany, they survived to continue to be a source of even
Metheny’s Orchestrion
Nate’s NYT feature on the Pat Metheny Orchestrion project comes out this weekend, if I’m not mistaken. [Update: I’m mistaken — it runs January 31.] After I read it, I’ll be hitting the woodshed to do my cover story for the April issue of JazzTimes. If you’re wondering what the Orchestrion project is, it’s this: