Erstwhile (@erstwhile.bsky.social) is having a sale that ends this Sunday (20% off with code 2026). I snagged this Vanessa Rossetto album which I had my eye on last year

'Jazz from Detroit' Now In Paperback! I've been so preoccupied promoting my film, "The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit," that I've neglected to announce that my book, "Jazz from Detroit," will be published in a fully revised paperback edition on Feb. 11. press.umich.edu/Books/J/Jazz...

Listening now & the music is worthy in its own right but the introduction by the radio host is a fantastic example of audio description - of which alt text is a descendant This is a production decision but it’s also an accessibility practice benefitting *everyone* unable to see the performers

Let no one say that as a nation, in spite of all the current ugliness, we have lost our sense of humor.

When writer and tech entrepreneur @anildash.com first heard about Wikipedia, his reaction was: “Well… good luck to those guys.” That was 25 years ago. Now, he recognizes Wikipedia’s unbelievable collective generosity and reflects on how it’s adapted to each new era of the internet.

Bandcamp Friday is coming up this week. Good time to grab…

RIP Ken Peplowski who died yesterday at only 66 years old! The jazz world has lost a true great, few could match him on clarinet or saxophone. #NowPlaying Ken’s 2013 album “Maybe September“ which contains an amazing version of Moon Ray #Jazz #RIP JazzSky

Humans are convinced life is a drama, because we're living it. But it would be comedy to anyone watching us. Veep is more real than West Wing. Scrubs more real than ER. And yes, My Cousin Vinny more real than any episode of Law & Order.

(seriously, it is; my boss and I actually put together a CLE course using clips from "My Cousin Vinny" to teach proper cross-examination and expert qualification techniques and he continued to use it to train junior litigators)

In all the Odyssey discourse, I think it’s important to remember that it’s a richly subtle work, with myriad strata of meaning and levels of nuance. You might even say it has… . . . . . Menelaus.

We're getting a lot of questions about Signal group chats, and how to use them as safely as possible. Share widely: freedom.press/digisec/blog...

RIP Ken Peplowski. One of the clarinet greats. Here's Ken on an appropriate track from the absolutely wonderful Hank Jones 1989 album "Lazy Afternoon." Plan to pour one out for Ken later. 🍷 #jazzsky, #jazz, #RIP youtu.be/plDcHUqQHEA?...

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Rebby Sharp is one of the greatest folks you've probably never heard of. Hasn't played a show as such in many many years. Rebby at Roulette 1997: roulette.org/event/rebby-... Rebby's album on Shimmy Disc 1989: youtu.be/I-_0WsiEV2Y Rebby ofc was a member of Orthotonics, Half Japanese, etc etc etc

Universal Light's s/t debut is being reissued by @vhfrecords.bsky.social You ofc know Mike Gangloff from Pelt, Black Twig Pickers, etc. Kaily fucking rules. Jesse is a member of Elkhorn and many other projects.

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apropos of something youtu.be/KpaMLjbfR2s?...

This is Gordie. He's demonstrating what is known in the business as a sweetie pie semi-sploot. It's when you haven't quite figured out how to sit yet but are so cute it doesn't matter. 12/10 (IG: rubyandgordie)

good morning [cd - Thirsty Ear THI 57092.2]

I was hoping to get the whole chorus by the end of the day but I'm not there yet. But we continue to put the work in. And that's what's fun. When I finally start to get something I'm learning it's so exhilarating and I'm always chasing that feeling. But you gotta do the work. And the work is fun.

Further thoughts boxd.it/cXhKMV

JODIE CHRISTIAN: Today I’m remembering Jodie Christian, born on this day in 1932. When I arrived in Chicago as a young musician, having access to his wisdom, experience, and generosity of spirit played an important role in my continued musical growth. Happy heavenly birthday, Jodie. 📸: James Radke

We're very excited to announce the lineup for the first Ossicles Fest happening in Richmond VA March 24-25. March 24 at Reveler is @marcribot.bsky.social Solo. March 25 is a triple bill of @maryhalvorson.bsky.social, Nicole Mitchell, and Laura Ann Singh Fracas Quintet. Tickets on sale Mon. 2/9!

I never thought I would need to construct this sentence but: Tuskegee was a failure of humanity, not a playbook

Mingus meant a different Monk but close enough

The baby is still here. It's less keen on Jimmy Garrison's solos. Eventually, baby, you realise those are the best bits. But not for another fifty years or so

Okay, campers, rise and shine, and don't forget your booties 'cause it's cooooold out there today.... #jazzsky, #groundhogday youtu.be/LEqL3Uo1afI?...

"Horse$#!%" has a secondary definition as "unorthodox and/or non-conforming in a manner that serves to annoy and/or rise to the truly problematic." That definition is mostly limited to baseball but sometimes breaks containment into the larger world. bsky.app/profile/merr...

apropos of nothing: youtu.be/xnz7yu5E7hA?...

now playing [hi-res download - 24/96 FLAC] youtube.com/playlist?lis...

I mean, he told me and I told people

Long interview I did with Stephen Housewright, husband of the great composer/trickster Jerry Hunt. Never before published.

Monks will be in RVA today.

Still think Taborn's music would be better served being on a label that doesn't insist on drenching everything in reverb. Dude should be mixed like a punk band, front and center and screaming in your face, even the ballads.

good morning [cd - ECM 2326 / B0018264-02]

OK, so Balsam Karam’s novel ‘Event Horizon’ is an absolutely incredible piece of writing. It reminded me a bit of Marlen Haushofer’s ‘The Wall’ in that it can described as dystopian or speculative, but because of the world we are living in, the events described are ones that feel all too real. (1)

It is a parable, a chant, a meditation on oppression at a granular level. It is extraordinary. Out in April with @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social (It will be in a blue cover, but this is an advance review copy which is why it’s white.) (2) #fiction #fitzcarraldo #eventhorizon

“I never wanted to be a trumpet player, but the reason why I didn't is because I never saw myself represented in the music.” Listen to this inspiring podcast with Nadje Noordhuis www.leahroseman.com/episodes/nad... @nadjenoordhuis.bsky.social

A spectacularly Out mail day yesterday that's gonna keep me warm for a long time

now playing - Steve Khan "Modern Times" [cd - BGO Records BGOCD1228 (originally Trio (Jap) AW-25016)]

happy february, sunshine

now playing [cd - Elektra/Musician 9 60351-2]

Good morning. Mountainhead is a better cinematic confrontation with the complex social horrors of the present than One Battle After Another.

Sonny Rollins with Jim Hall, Ben Riley and Bob Cranshaw in 1962: youtu.be/a5dR0cHAYBQ?...

good morning [cd - Columbia/Legacy 88697939402 / DIDX 776134]

apropos of nothing youtu.be/MJGbkgYFCjQ?...

أحمد [Ahmed] gets the cover of the latest New York City Jazz Record - one page article here: nycjazzrecord.com/wp-content/u... full issue here: nycjazzrecord.com/wp-content/u...