In The Short Fuse Podcast, host Elizabeth Howard talks with @setonhawkins.bsky.social, the Director of Public Programs and Educational Resources at Jazz at Lincoln Center, about Jazz at @lincolncenter.bsky.social Orchestra’s “Mother Africa” season. artsfuse.org/317187/short...

RIP Hermeto Pascoal (1936-2025) 📸 Jeff Caltabiano, Brooklyn, NY, 5.25.23

Next week in #SouthAfricanJazz on SiriusXM Real Jazz we'll hear music from Bheki Mseleku and from Tlokwe Sehume. We'll also dive into award recipients from this year's Mzantsi Jazz Awards, w/ tracks from Thembi Dunjana, Adam Glasser, Themba Mkhize, Ncesh Nonxishi, Sydney Mavundla, and Gabi Motuba.

Emotional hearing #SouthAfricanJazz show this evening: our 200th. We started in Jan 2020 at SiriusXM studios before doing it at home (on a Blue Yeti) when COVID hit. Since then my microphone got better, my speaking didn't, but the music stayed magnificent. Playlist: www.cityofgoldarts.org/siriusxm

Pianist and composer Bokani Dyer grew up among South African exiles in Botswana, and has become a leading jazz artist from the region. I caught his trio the other night in Philly; I reckon this is the only proper review from his North American tour.

Next week in #SouthAfricanJazz on SiriusXM Real Jazz we air the our 200th episode! We'll hear from Glen Mafoko, Estelle Kokot, Xixel Langa, Frank Paco, Andile Q, Mike Laatz, Phinda, Nishlyn Ramanna, Benguela, GTX Xaba, and Oupa Makhubela Sunday at 7 pm ET, Monday at 5 pm ET on Channel 67.

The world is worse off now without Eddie in it. eddiepalmieri.bandcamp.com/track/life

"Why would I want to read something nobody could be bothered to write?"

i have been shouting about this for literal years!!! listings are so important

Can't wait for Sisonke Xonti to make his United States debut next week! Come to Dizzy's if you get a chance. #SouthAfricanJazz

This month marks the centennial of Kippie Moeketsi. To the extent that ANYONE can claim the mantle as the godfather of South Africa's Jazz scene, that honor would go to Kippie. So much beautiful music, but this 1971 duet with Abdullah Ibrahim will always hold my heart www.youtube.com/watch?v=xku-...

This week in #SouthAfricanJazz on SiriusXM Real Jazz we paid tribute to the songbook of Abdullah Ibrahim through recordings of his music as performed by Pharoah Sanders, Zim Ngqawana, Anat Cohen, Chris McGregor, and many more. Full playlist here: southafricanjazz.org

I think it's now possible to make a poli-sci course that equips one for modern political analysis better than most classic theory and has a syllabus sourced entirely from random internet posts. Text 1. Wilhoit's Law, born as part of a 2018 blog comment crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/l...

This week in #SouthAfricanJazz on SiriusXM's Real Jazz we heard new music from Sibusiso Mashiloane, Penelope Radsma, Billy Monama, and more. We also checked out a fifty-year-old never-before-released Kippie Moeketsi masterwork. I hope you enjoyed. Full playlist at southafricanjazz.org

I wasn't familiar with Avin Ahmadi, but I love this beautiful performance. youtu.be/nOkOn2l6fns?...

AI in the wild? This tray tissue I was given at a restaurant is full of errors and hallucinations…!

This week in #SouthAfricanJazz on SiriusXM Real Jazz we paid tribute to the lives and music of Feya Faku and Louis Moholo-Moholo, with a mix of their respective solo projects and albums that featured them as sidemen and collaborators. Playlist here: southafricanjazz.org

Wrote about the wonderful Natalia Lafourcade’s new album and tour dadadrummer.substack.com/p/natalia-la...

An interesting talk and presentation by David Kramer and Hannes Coetzee with some great historical clips, too - youtu.be/RS_kQdwg8ok?...

Beautiful live performance by Feya Faku - a reminder of one of the many reasons he is so deeply missed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhth... #SouthAfricanJazz

The first time Feya Faku and I properly worked together was in 2014 for the Uhadi tour in the US. We collaborated on shows, education events, and this series of videos on South African Jazz. They remain a highlight of my life - and I'll always treasure these memories. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NznM...

Absolutely gutted at the passing of Feya Faku. I will miss you so very much. www.snl24.com/dailysun/cel...

"As a scholar, performer, and cultural thinker, [Bebey] helped redefine how African music could be understood not only as a heritage to be preserved but as a living, evolving force."

A music video of Tananas! Very cool document in #SouthAfricanJazz www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D7X...

I'm loving every moment of this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIQ6...

Allen Kwela Octet :: Allen's Soul Bag (1972) 🇿🇦 August 15 reissue :: We Are Busy Bodies allenkwelaoctet.bandcamp.com/album/allens...

Photograph of jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand) live in Boston in 1986. Taken by the late South African jazz photographer Rashid Lombard, who has died at 84. #RIPRashidLombard

This off-the-cuff explanation of the transition from Ragtime to Stride Piano as demonstrated by Dick Hyman is absolutely exceptional www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo_3...

On Sunday (7 pm ET) and Monday (5 pm ET) on SiriusXM's Real Jazz (67) we'll remember the life and celebrate the drumming and legacy of Morabo Morojele. Be sure to tune in - the music will be exquisite.

I'm so sad to hear of Morabo Morojele's passing. An incredible drumming master and a superb writer. Rest in peace. youtu.be/b1WmQ-Fw1vQ?... #SouthAfricanJazz

We played some of McCoy Mrubata's music on Sirius this evening, and it's worth returning to this wonderful pennywhistle throwdown he did at Dizzy's Club last month.

This week in #SouthAfricanJazz on SiriusXM Real Jazz we played some music from The Pebble Shakers and their "Echoes of Sophiatown" album. There's a nice behind-the-scenes around this album they posted a few years back. Worth checking out - www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4I-...

NYU apparently decided Columbia couldn't take up all the oxygen in the room when it comes to spineless compliance in advance.

I've been listening to a lot of viola da gamba music in 2025. I have found it extremely soothing during these absolutely awful times. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFEf...

Quite helpful quiz and rundown of candidates' positions.

Pure art www.tiktok.com/@dndndognerd...

Look out, Florida. There's a new contender.

McCoy Mrubata had a pennywhistle throwdown at Dizzy's Club on Saturday night. Might be the first time we've had a kwela battle at Jazz at Lincoln Center. #SouthAfricanJazz

🔥Fire From The Archives🔥 Schweizer - Carl - Dyani - Bennink Irène's Hot Four (Intakt 2025) Irène Schweizer - Rüdiger Carl - Johnny Dyani - Han Bennink recorded on November 8, 1981, at Internationales Jazzfestival Zürich by Radio SRF

This is from Miles Davis' fall 1957 tour in Europe (same tour where he did the Ascenseur pour l'echafaud soundtrack). Really interesting to hear him on this wonderful televised performance at the end of a profoundly successful but also frustrating year for him. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et8J...

st vincent just said at her hometown show that she wouldn't be where she is without chris penn www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm...

Very sad news www.npr.org/2025/04/04/n...

Sick reissue alert stanleycowell.bandcamp.com/album/musa-a...

It's really nice to see Jazztimes' return has been backed by editorial vision and a belief that facts and proper research matter. jazztimes.com/blog/debunki...

I come with amazing news for Queens, N.Y. residents. If you have a library card, you have free access to Medici.tv (via their Medici EDU app.) It's only on desktop, tablet or phone—I couldn't get it to work on Apple TV. But still, this is a $140 annual subscription. A VERY RARE WIN for taxpayers.

Beautiful playing from 2017 by a quintet that included Feya Faku on flugelhorn as well as two SA Jazz masters who have since left us: Andre Petersen on piano and Makaya Ntshoko on drums. www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-GM... #SouthAfricanJazz

If online leftists actually cared about antifascism they would take stock of the fact that we have a decade's-worth of evidence that their online behavior--including the bullying--has been manipulated by foreign powers in order to elect Trump, who is a fascist. They'd then change their behavior.

James Malone just flipped a Pennsylvania State Senate district that went for Trump by 15 points last year. This is what building Democratic power looks like. Congratulations, Senator-elect Malone!

This week in #SouthAfricanJazz on SiriusXM Real Jazz we played new music from Melanie Scholtz (her Nancy Wilson tribute album), checked out a great compilation of classic fare called "Chakalaka Jazz," heard a posthumous release from Dave Leadbetter, and more. Full playlist here: southafricanjazz.org

Amtrak really pushing "we're technically better than driving" to the limits of truth today.