#TunesOnTuesday shares the start of a new song "Lost In the Words" inspired in part by a drum track from the Drumgenius app. Peter Eldridge suggested using a drum track for inspiration in a songwriting session on JazzVoice.com. #JazzSky #songwriting #songwriter ohljazz.com/2025/11/25/t...

@forward.com asks "why are there so many Jews named Irving?" For many of those first generation American Jews, their Hebrew name was their "real" name. Families chose English names to fit into Gentile society. forward.com/culture/7836...

My current fav lyric: "A Dip In the Ocean" from #FountainsOfWayne. Every syllable seems chosen precisely for meaning and sound. #songwriting "Tourists flashing the night From the grottoes And gathering now on the heel-worn planks For a drunken promenade or a mambo" www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIYE...

More superb recommendations from @ethaniversonpiano.bsky.social #JazzSky

#TunesOnTuesday shares the 1972 Philly Soul classic "People Make The World Go Round," which I'm playing this month in some jazz shows on St. Croix with the fine vocalist Venus Dodson. Works great as an instrumental too! ohljazz.com/2025/11/18/t... #JazzSky #jazzpiano

Ponied up for a month of newspapers.com, went right to the New York Daily News and quickly found this gem from Feb 16, 1936.

"They want everyone to know these thugs they’ve deployed to terrorize cities are battle-hardened and impervious to pain. But in court, they're such delicate flowers that if they are, say, lightly grazed by a sandwich, they are entitled to justice because of the horrific assault they have suffered."

#TunesOnTuesday shares my song "Bend Don't Break," celebrating the beauty and resilience of the Caribbean and its people. It's also an encouragement to support relief efforts in Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba and other regions affected by Hurricane Melissa. ohljazz.com/2025/11/04/t...

In praise of #sisu 🇫🇮 from @economist.com (gift link): The Finnish lifestyle philosophy that could save Europe www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

Anyway, yet another reminder that "debate me bros" were always full of shit, and anyone who claims that they were actually about free speech or real discussion over ideas is lying or gullible. www.techdirt.com/2025/09/17/t...

Can't overstate how fucked up it is that unraveling what is arguably the greatest achievement in the history of humanity is now a motivating issue of one of the two dominant parties in the U.S.

Jack DeJohnette, just one of the deepest musicians ever, and a personal hero. Here is my obituary for NPR Music.

Thanks @ethaniversonpiano.bsky.social for this comprehensive and personal tribute to the late Jack DeJohnette #JazzSky

Any proposal that starts with the word "convince" is doomed to failure

My people! And I have a song for them. Enjoy "Easy" youtu.be/BTGqaAqULYw These students, tech workers and artists just say no to AI - @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... #notbyai #songwriter #songwriting

Thanks Capital Bop for sharing the story of Aaron Myers' Black Fox Ensemble. Come hear our final show at Mr. Henry's this Friday 10/24 at 8 pm! #JazzSky #washingtondc #dmvmusic www.capitalbop.com/black-fox-lo...

#TunesOnTuesday shares Luiz Bonfá's gentle bossa nova classic "The Gentle Rain" ohljazz.com/2025/10/21/t... #JazzSky #bossanova #jazzpiano #solopiano

Looking forward to joining Aaron Myers at Mr. Henry's in DC Friday Oct. 24 at 8 pm. It's my last show with Aaron before we decamp for St. Croix in November, and promises to be an unforgettable evening of melodies and memories. Tickets $25 at www.mrhenrysdc.com/event/aaron-... #JazzSky #dcmusic

#nokings #washingtondc

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Well, yeah, and these guys. Nevertheless. ❌️👑 #NoKings, #jazzsky, #jazz

In the near future economy, I bet the skill of “can type a prompt into ChatGPT and repeat whatever it says” will be less in demand than “understands things enough to catch when ChatGPT makes an error or hallucinates.”

I wrote a song about this, tho my language is not quite as direct as David Simon's "Easy" youtu.be/BTGqaAqULYw (h/t @darcyjamesargue.com for this post)

Today's #grammy #jazz discovery: "Zero Point" - a brilliant album featuring Hadar Noiberg (flute) and Katya Toobool (piano) as a duo and with a string quartet. Two artists at the top of their respective games #JazzSky hadarnoiberg.bandcamp.com/album/zero-p...

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Another gem on this year's #grammy list: "She's Not Shiny, She's Not Smooth" from Vanisha Gould. Power and clarity in beautiful, complex songs www.vanishagould.com #JazzSky

Starting the yearly voting process for the #grammys with a remarkable album from @lorrainefeather.bsky.social. "The Green World" grabbed me right away with its intricate music and fascinating lyrics. lorrainefeather.com/the-green-wo... #JazzSky #alternativejazz

October gigs and a big announcement! #JazzSky #livejazz #stcroix #usvi mailchi.mp/87ef78a112d4...

Global Media Has Abandoned Its Role Coverage of Palestinian state recognition, Netanyahu's UN speech, and Trump's "peace plan" demonstrates how international media has moved from journalism to theater www.the7eye.org.il/564450

#TunesOnTuesday shares my new lyrics to Johnny Mandel's 1950s be-bop head "Pot Luck." The title was a perfect inspiration for the words. ohljazz.com/2025/09/30/t... #JazzSky #songwriting #songwriter #StanGetz #JohnnyMandel

Great result in #Moldova - we can use the good news 🇲🇩🇲🇩🇲🇩 www.reuters.com/world/europe...

#TunesOnTuesday shares the duet version of my song "Conversation" that Barbara Papendorp and I performed at District Fringe in July. It's another evolution of a song that I started to write in February. #songwriter #songwriting #cabaret ohljazz.com/2025/09/23/t...

Wishing you a peaceful 🕊️, fruitful 🍎 & musical 🎹🎷🎤 year. לשנה טובה תכתבו #roshhashana #ראשהשנה

Sounds like a great book! May I offer a theme song for the project? "Let's Wander" takes you on a walk around our city we love with the person you love ohljazz.bandcamp.com/track/lets-w...

Thanks for this @404media.co ! And thanks @jasonkoebler.bsky.social for sharing

#TunesOnTuesday shares "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)," a British contribution to the American songbook with three choruses of lovely lyrics. Check out Ella's recording of all of them. ohljazz.com/2025/09/09/t... #JazzSky #jazzstandard

My statement on the lawsuit filed today by @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social:

The @washingtonpost.com wrote about the new US "National Design Studio" but failed to mention the (very successful) US Digital Service that did fine work until the Administration bulldozed it to make way for DOGE. I wrote to the Post to correct the omission wapo.st/41zakVo

Merci Montréal Radio Cité for playing "Let's Go!" Check it out here youtu.be/kDaxdz28xX0?... #songwriter #songwriting

Alanah Lenay's band at the DC Jazz Festival on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon in the Nation's Capital #JazzSky #jazzfestival #dcjazzfest

In today's @washingtonpost.com , #MissManners tackled another etiquette question about subway escalators. Friends, that's why I wrote a song about it! wapo.st/47bDXjc Hear "Stand Right": youtu.be/Dxu5fZ2CNVU #songwriting #songwriter

#TunesOnTuesday returns to my #TorahTunes project with a song for Devarim, the first portion in the fifth book (Deuteronomy in English). Exploring the times in our lives when words matter most. #songwriter #songwriting #torah ohljazz.com/2025/08/26/t...

Spinning the 1980 album "Welcome Aliens" by Cam Newton from Portland, OR, which I bought around then after reading the DownBeat review. The subtitle captures the vibe: "party music for the first authenticated landing." Anyone know more about Cam Newton and where he might be now? #JazzSky

#TunesOnTuesday shares Sam Rivers' beautiful ballad, a jazz standard and jam session favorite. #JazzSky #jazzpiano #solopiano #jazzstandard #samrivers ohljazz.com/2025/08/19/t...

#TunesOnTuesday celebrates Pat Metheny's 71's birthday with one of his lovely ballads "Always and Forever" #JazzSky #patmetheny ohljazz.com/2025/08/12/t...

Mourning the passing of the great Sheila Jordan. I had the privilege to learn from her at the Vermont Jazz Center and will always cherish the time she made me cry (ask me about it when we meet). May her memory be a blessing.

Thanks @cjdenial.bsky.social for sharing this clear and incisive piece about the mythology of generative AI. One of my favorite bits: "The goal of writing, this myth suggests, is filling a page rather than the process of thought that a completed page represents."

Haaretz Magazine, today: How to stop starvation 1. Flood Gaza with Plumpy'nut, a special food that is essential for starving children 2. Send medical missions to all areas of the Strip 3. Allow humanitarian organizations full freedom of movement 4. Open water pipelines to population centers

I don't have an answer to the question JVL from @thebulwark.com asks: "So what are we supposed to do with a man like Luke Farritor?" The Boy Genius Who Killed 14 Million Poor People open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...