💫Released on this day 1972💥 #curtismayfield #soul #randb #funk #musicsky #recordingsky #recordingstudiosky #musicproduction

🎂🎉🎊 Happy 75th Birthday to 🐐 @steviewonderofficial Timeless. Trailblazing. Untouchable. Your music changed the world — and keeps on giving. #StevieWonder #GOAT #75YearsOfWonder #Icon #Legend

The latest BA newsletter is about pianist Stanley Cowell, whose solo album Musa - Ancestral Streams and two albums by his six-member Piano Choir were recently reissued: burningambulance.substack.com/p/stanley-co...

Holy shit—Democrats just beat the longest-serving incumbent mayor in the country in Omaha, Nebraska, where I grew up. Jean Stothert was considered unbeatable, and they did it. That’s how much of a drag Trump is right now.

That history gives context to the lyrics on the title track of this 1978 album.

One of her most interesting anecdotes relates to 1968 performances of “The Dream,” a play by Muhal Richard Abrams. There were no specific lines, just a broad scenario. Actors improvised their lines live on stage.

Amina Claudine Myers interview is done. We talked about growing up in rural Arkansas, meeting Ike Turner & James Brown, joining the AACM, playing with Muhal and Lester Bowie, her own beautiful albums. Coming on June 21 @wfmu.bsky.social a 3hr feature on the music of ACM. bsky.app/profile/obso...

A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: Here's the great jazz pianist Keith Jarrett—who turned 80 last week—performing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" in 1984. This video has a musical transcription on screen if you want to try to follow along with his insanely creative reharmonizations. See you around.

The biography 'Jazz Revolutionary' illuminates the complex world of Eric Dolphy through meticulous research and fresh interviews. For The Tonearm, Grasse discusses his decade-long quest to understand one of jazz's most enigmatic voices. Jonathon Grasse and the Enduring Echo of Eric Dolphy:

Idris Ackamoor, Rhodessa Jones, Danny Glover "Artistic Being" (Strut 2025) Get ready for this new LP by revisiting my Idris Ackamoor Interview @wfmu.bsky.social STREAM ▶️ wfmu.org/playlists/sh... idrisackamoor.bandcamp.com/album/artist...

BlackPast has a comprehensive list of Black history museums across the country:

Alfredo Rodriguez Trio performed: « Dawn / Bloom/ Yemaya » Live at NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert. Enjoy, have a nice day everyone! youtube.com/watch?v=qOxC...

'Left and Right Brain' jazz fusion instrumental by Dean Garvey. Easy clear original composition. #musicsky #musicfeed # indiemusic #jazzsky #originalmusictracks #selfproducedmusic #musiciansky

Max Romeo, the reggae legend whose hit track 'Case The Devil' was sampled in The Prodigy's 'Out Of Space', has died. RIP 🖤 djmag.com/news/max-rom...

"Big Ears is a singular beacon on the musical calendar—a sanctuary where genre dissolves or is sublimated to the totality of musical sound and vibration. It calls to the soul of the curious listener, the seeker, and the artist alike." Big Ears 2025 — In My Heart, Still Ringing:

As we continue to see executive orders that are. designed to create shock and distrust we need to remember that one of the most powerful person in the world happens to be one of the most ignorant person ever. As James Baldwin said … We will have to fight very hard for justice ❤️‍🩹

Thank you Dear friend Words of Wisdom From this great woman

Not just halftime shows… According to Nielsen ratings history, an estimated 125-150 million people watched the moon landing. It’s quite possible that Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show is the most-viewed television event in history At the very least, it’s #2

Despite the decades that have gone by, James Baldwin's views are heartbreaking & accurate to this day: 'This country is as much mine, as yours...' www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yzg...

"[Sun Ra is] someone who took music in some really experimental, way out-there concepts. He was also someone who was rooted — very much rooted — in the history of Black music and culture." Celebrating Sun Ra — The cosmic visionary who transformed jazz music: www.npr.org/2025/02/05/1... #jazzsky

On this day in 1958, Duke Ellington and Mahalia Jackson recorded “Come Sunday”. #jazzmusic #jazzsky #gospel #music #musicsky #gospelmusic youtu.be/qW3x4CP2Axw?...

Most experts agree that tech companies should pay creators whose work is used to train artificial intelligence. Deciding on the right number is the hard part.

A statement from the Kennedy Center

record labels providing living wages & health insurance for artists is not a radical idea

That Chappell Roan acceptance speech was the real deal. One of the greatest bits of activism I’ve seen at the dozen+ Grammys I’ve attended. That’s how you use a platform. And that’s what speaking truth directly to power looks like. #grammys

if anyone heard chappell call for a liveable wage for performing musical artists and songwriters at the grammys and thought “what is the best organization i could support that’s fighting for that” that organization is called @umaw.bsky.social

I was so happy to hear her say that. Labels, you should support artists with a living wage and health insurance.

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just donated the first thousand dollars to musicares. thank you all so much! i also ordered another reprint of the danzig thing and if you guys keep buying them i'll keep donating! danozzi.bigcartel.com/product/peop...

NEW: Mark Cuban is ready to fund a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s AT Protocol Yes, thank you!! @mcuban.bsky.social techcrunch.com/2025/01/16/m...

Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚 Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏

January 20, 2025 is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. That is a better way to celebrate the date. In Somerville, MA they will be showing "John Lewis: Good Trouble" which is streaming Jan - Feb 6, 2025. www.filmplatform.net/events/somer...

Today pls remember California They are in a Hellscape Find ways to help if you can There are several in this Article Thank you Love, Luna newsone.com/5844408/help...

While many of us are consumed by worry about the current state of federal politics, others in LA continue to suffer terribly. Let’s not forget about them because they need help urgently.

5:40 PM "Kelen Ati Leen" by 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐣𝐚𝐳𝐳 𝐎𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚 from 𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦 (Strut) #nowplaying

Jeff Hamilton and I have organized a Gofundme campaign for John Clayton, whom some of you know lost everything in the Eaton Fire in Altadena, CA. Thank you in advanc for helping his family in their recovery. www.gofundme.com/f/support-jo...

This is well worth a read (with a bunch of things to go listen to as well): www.thenation.com/article/cult...

2024 reissues (& archival) Blue Notes

Unconfirmed reports that Barre Phillips has died. I played two tracks with him earlier tonight (Jimmy Giuffre & Archie Shepp). bsky.app/profile/obso...

Dad wile listening to Other Afternoons, “that sounds like the drummer on that Muhal record at home”.

Good morning, Bluesky Friends! 🗽💙 🌊

‘Let’s all go to Gullah Gullah Island!’: the groundbreaking TV show that affirmed Black kids

Weird Of Mouth -s/t Mette Rasmussen – alto saxophone + preparations + bells Craig Taborn – piano + preparations Ches Smith – drums + percussion Recorded June 18, 2022 at Big Orange Sheep in Brooklyn NY by Chris Benham Label - Otherly Love #jazzsky

Ray Charles performed Eden Ahbez’s « Nature Boy » Live! Enjoy, have a nice evening everyone! youtu.be/FRI6qGgacME?...

this is outstanding www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3qb...

Journey through jazz history with me! 🎷 For the next 20 days, I'll dive into the transformative years of 1952-1975. Each day, I’ll add to this thread exploring legends, styles & milestones that shaped the genre. Let’s celebrate #Jazz together! #JazzHistory #JazzSky This is a thread 🧵