Voice, slide cigar box, theorbo, hand percussion, double bass. Monk, Abbey Lincoln, Henry Purcell, John Dowland, Giulio Caccini. The band name is correct: Ensemble Eclectica. #music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky #classicalmusic www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzjS...

1/ Compare and contrast: “What is Hip” and “You Ain’t Hip”. Hipness is what it is. #music #musicsky. youtu.be/M_EIWt-p_TM?...

1/ Compare and contrast: “What is Hip” and “You Ain’t Hip”. Hipness is what it is. #music #musicsky. youtu.be/M_EIWt-p_TM?...

Super Bowl Sunday night! Swing by Grace by Nia in the Seaport for an excellent piano trio - Hey Rim Jeon (piano), RM (bass), Alberto Netto (drums). Link in comments for reservations! #music #jazzmusic #holisticbassist #jazztrio #livemusic #musicsky #jazzsky

How I didn't know about this Don Blackman album is beyond me. SUCH a cool record. #music #musicsky #funk #r&b www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wfz...

Posting the same link twice today. This is a very important watch for musicians, especially if AI is of note for you. Service Community Craft Beauty Excellent presentation, Adam Neely. #music #musicsky #ai www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8dc...

"There is something pretty sinister about musicians, nihilistically embracing their own deskilling." - Adam Neely Fascinating, urgent, important perspective in his newest production. #music #musicsky #ai #deskilling www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8dc...

Tigran Hamasayan’s new album “Manifeste” is thunderous. Also, today is Bandcamp Friday, FYI. #commuterelief #music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky

Twice through the newest Miguel Zenon album “Vanguardia Subterránea: Live at The Village Vanguard” for #commuterelief recently. Incredible, start to finish. #music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky

Train ride home tonight is a din of conversation about current events, today’s national shutdown, and more emphatic and much louder than anything else, a heated discussion of possible resolutions of various diminished chords. I’m listening to Nefertiti, focusing my attention on RC. #music #jazzmusic

Loving Zorn’s Bagatelles Vol 5, featuring the Kris Davis Quartet. Drew Gress sounds great. #music #commuterelief #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky

Great things coming into focus - Either/Orchestra on the road, Dave Bryant’s Third Thursdays, John Kramer’s annual Jazz in the Sanctuary concert, on Friday night at the Winchester Unitarian Society, feat. Lihi Haruvi and Yoron Israel. #holisticbassist #livemusic #music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky

Dig out and swing by David Friend Recital hall at Berklee, 7:30pm tonight. Fun times with hard music. Livestream link in comments. #music #musicsky #livemusic #jazzmusic #jazzsky #holisticbassist #doublebassist

Of many non-harmonic theories I have, one indisputable one is: Chaka Khan makes music better. #music #musicsky #chicago #chakakhan youtu.be/ajxNLr5gz4Y?...

Richie Beirach. Here is one of my favorite compositions of his. What an incredible musician. #music #Musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F9Q...

The new Gilad Heklselman album, "Downhill from Here" is truly spectacular. #music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PJy...

Though I am not ashamed of my “music superfan” approach/status, I tried enjoying Traffic’s music again this evening. Granted, it was while everyone in MA was at the grocery store with me, but…I still don’t get it. #music #musicsky

Dig out of the snow drifts quickly so you can race to David Friend Recital Hall (921 Boylston Street) for a piano trio set on Wednesday Jan 28 at 7:30pm. Joe Mulholland (piano), Alberto Netto (drums), me (double bass). #music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky #berklee #berkleecollegeofmusic

Was listening the this today. #music #musicsky youtu.be/tvjrSU9RaPs

Been listening to George Garzone CDs in the car. His solo on "Snow Place like Home" is incredible! #music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky youtu.be/eaVGkT3v_rE?...

Starting 2026 #commuterelief off with the new A$AP Rocky mixtape, “LIVE.LOVE.A$AP”. #music #musicsky

Kenny Garrett's "Black Hope" is so great! I love his interplay with Joe Henderson, especially! #music #Musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuYx...

Recent situation involves being captivated by Tonihno Horta's "Terra Dos Passaros", especially this track. Seems like this was around the time he recorded with George Duke, on "Brazilian Love Affair", which I also love. #music #musicsky #brazilianmusic #jazzmusic #jazzsky youtu.be/ne9qgve1ikI?...

Not news for those who already know, but for everyone else, ESPECIALLY SPOTIFY listeners, beware generative AI music! Thankfully, Bandcamp is making a stand! #music #musicsky #streaming #streamingmusic #spotify blog.bandcamp.com/2026/01/13/k...

Pet peeve reality check request: Alumni is plural. "I'm an alumni", or this is "an alumni" is...bizarre. Right? Or am I just some sort of grammar Don Quixote?

he records John McLaughlin made with Trilok Gurtu and either Dominique Di Piazza or Kai Eckhardt are some of my favorites of the time. This live set with Di Piazza is spectacular. #music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM4-...

Kris Davis’ new album, “The Solastagia Suite” for #commuterelief this morning. What a fascinating work! Parts Bartok, Crumb and Penderecki, with gorgeous piano playing interspersed. #music #musicsky

Starting and ending the day with Stevie Wonder. “Music of My Mind” for #commuterelief this evening. #music #musicsky #steviewonder youtu.be/olrLXo-gy7U?...

Ted Gioia, once again. open.substack.com/pub/tedgioia...

Here we go - first presentation of 2026 requires Stevie Wonder for #commuterelief - I think his “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” is overlooked. Check the whole thing out sometime. #awesome #steviewonder #berklee #berkleecollegeofmusic #music #musicsky

Brooklyn Bowl, tonight at 6pm! #music #musicsky #livemusic #ethiopianmusic #jazzmusic #jazzsky

Stevie Wonder is the greatest, and we need Sesame Street. #music #musicsky #steviewonder #sesamestreet open.substack.com/pub/rickmcla...

Such an Eberhard Weber fan. #music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky open.substack.com/pub/rickmcla...

Brooklyn! Swing by the Brooklyn Bowl on Saturday, Jan 10 at 6pm! Either/Orchestra plays Ethiopiques - rehearsal last night was killer, so def swing by. Link in comments. #musicsky #jazzmusic #ethiopianmusic #holisticbassist #doublebassist #ethiopiques

The few pieces I have seen by Mary Spender have been great, and this one is no exception. "...and maybe that's the real economics of jazz: not profit, but participation." #music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhhP...

At a red light listening to Funkadelic’s “Free Your Mind and Your Ass will Follow”. Car next to me was honking aggressively but it sounded cool because it was Do. #music #musicsky #eartraining #solfege #moveabledo

Stevie is the best. And what a band! #music #musicsky #steviewonder #sesamestreet www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfnZ...

TJ Maxx on Boylston and Newbury has closed. Bring back Tower Records! #music #musicsky

On my time with Bob Moses and meeting Abbey Lincoln. #substack #music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky open.substack.com/pub/rickmcla...

Substack, eh? Checking it out. #music #musicsky #substack #jazzmusic #jazzsky #ethiopianmusic substack.com/@rickmclaugh...

The newest Lionel Loueke album, duo with Dave Holland, "United", is so beautiful. #music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky music.apple.com/us/album/hum...

Gearing up for Saturday's concert at the Brooklyn Bowl in NYC (link in comments!), and I found a recording of Either/Orchestra with Alemayehu Eshete at Lincoln Center from 2008! #music #musicsky #livemusic #doublebassist #holisticbassist #jazzmusic #jazzsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=obgc...

Audra McDonald sure is amazing. #music #musicsky #happynewyear www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-gc...

My favorite song from an old David Friesen album. This seems to be streaming in only select places. #music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky #doublebassist music.apple.com/us/album/mar...

Happy birthday, Joe Lovano! This track knocked me out when I first heard it; they opened with this when I saw the band (Sco, Lovano, Irwin, Stewart) in Oct 1992. I played with Lovano when I was a student, too…awesome. #music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky #happybirthday youtu.be/R8rpOUXpKYY?...

Sentimental. I love a beautifully written, wonderfully performed love song. Charlie Haden, Alan Broadbent, Ernie Watts, Larance Marable and Shirley Horn, with Broadbent's wonderful string writing. #stunning #music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAoa...

Stanley Clarke, Allan Holdsworth and Stewart Copeland. #music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOoQ...

Been up to SO much recently. Nice to be listening to Stanley Clarke's "If This Bass Could Only Talk"...and that's it. Loved that record when it came out. Wayne sounds great on this, too. #music #Musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky

Please consider donating to my tax-deductible project! Raising money to buy equipment we need to launch a project which builds community through shared experiences, via music. More info below (link in bio - Linktree - and also in comments). #music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzskly youtu.be/XXC9PsVtiRs

Maybe controversial, but I love the Modern Jazz Quartet. I love their attention to detail and care with phrasing and development. Recorded on this date in 1954, "Django". #music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky #thirdstream www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXnk...