Ethan Iverson
@ethaniversonpiano.bsky.social
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pianist, composer, writer
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johnedwinmason
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I may be the only person on earth, among the billions, who's sitting in a coffee shop* listening, on headphones, to George Shearing & Barry Tuckwell play the music of Cole Porter. The thought pleases me. As does the album. ๐
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George Shearing & Barry Tuckwell Play the Music of Cole Porter - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Shearing_%26_Barry_Tuckwell_Play_the_Music_of_Cole_Porter
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Henrik Wist
2 days ago
Look what arrived in the mail today,
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#jazz
#jazzsky
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Jabali!!! Billy Hart turns 85 on November 29. His longstanding quartet with Mark Turner, Ben Street, and myself will be at SMOKE next weekend immediately after Thanksgiving, November 28-30.
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani
3 days ago
Working people have been left behind in New York. In the wealthiest city in the world, one in five can't afford $2.90 for the train or bus. As I told Trump todayโ itโs time to put those people right back at the heart of our politics.
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Vinnie Sperrazza reviews Billy Hartโs book
open.substack.com/pub/vinniesp...
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On Oceans of Time
Billy Hart's musical autobiography is a must-read.
https://open.substack.com/pub/vinniesperrazza/p/on-oceans-of-time?r=4i89&utm_medium=ios
3 days ago
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Bird Lives
5 days ago
Thanks to the incredible
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list, I'm totally delighting in this right now. ๐ New to me. Damn. A wonder. ๐ท
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NEW: my selection of the greatest jazz piano albums of all time
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TT 556: The Greatest Jazz Piano Albums of All Time
or really: from 1921 to 1990
https://iverson.substack.com/p/tt-556-the-greatest-jazz-piano-albums
5 days ago
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tonight and tomorrow at Mezzrow
17 days ago
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Aaron Rupar
18 days ago
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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new to me: Gieseking plays Handel, Bach, Scarlatti. Tremendous! A reason to live. Uploader Mark Ainley (The Piano Files) says it is one of Gieseking's best studio records.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ4B...
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Walter Gieseking: Columbia Masterworks ML 4646 (Handel, Bach, Scarlatti)
YouTube video by The Piano Files
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ4BvrnsLV0&list=RDgQ4BvrnsLV0
19 days ago
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new TT
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Business Blast
Trio at Mezzrow this weekend, the Gunther Schuller centennial at NEC, and--of course--the late Dick Cheney
https://iverson.substack.com/p/business-blast-b18
20 days ago
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I also feel that we should reclaim the word "socialist." Unchecked capitalism has clearly run its course.
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20 days ago
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Lenin: โThere are decades when nothing happens. Then there are weeks when decades happen.โ
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20 days ago
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returning to Mezzrow on Friday and Saturday with two of the best, Eivind Opsvik and Vinnie Sperrazza--we have the early shifts at 6 and 7:30
20 days ago
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Itโs quite rare to have Trump, Musk, and NPR on the same page
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21 days ago
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Stravinsky's PULCINELLA is the dictionary, the thesaurus, the solution, and the explication
22 days ago
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Bird Lives
22 days ago
#jazzsky
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RIP Ray Drummond
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TT 556: A Chorus for Ray Drummond
*bows head for Bulldog*
https://iverson.substack.com/p/tt-556-a-chorus-for-ray-drummond
23 days ago
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TONIGHT and TOMORROW! A chance to see my chamber music concept develop in real time!
24 days ago
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Everything Jazz
27 days ago
After much debate, consultation, and a lot of listening, here is our chronological (not ranked!) list of the 25 greatest jazz piano albums of all time.
www.everythingjazz.com/story/the-25...
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The 25 Greatest Jazz Piano Albums - Everything Jazz
Here's the EJ pick of the 25 best jazz piano albums of all time. Whether your a seasoned collector or just starting out, these are the must have records.
https://www.everythingjazz.com/story/the-25-greatest-jazz-piano-albums/
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About to watch the movie WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (2014, dir. Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi)
26 days ago
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Oren Levine
27 days ago
Thanks
@ethaniversonpiano.bsky.social
for this comprehensive and personal tribute to the late Jack DeJohnette
#JazzSky
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For DeJohnette
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TT 555: Jack DeJohnette
The drumming great has passed away at 83
https://iverson.substack.com/p/tt-555-jack-dejohnette
28 days ago
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Nate Chinen
29 days ago
Jack DeJohnette, just one of the deepest musicians ever, and a personal hero. Here is my obituary for NPR Music.
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Jack DeJohnette, dynamic and instantly recognizable jazz drummer, dies at 83
Jack DeJohnette, of the most daring and singular jazz drummers of the last 60 years, died on Sunday.
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/27/nx-s1-5587549/jack-dejohnette-obituary
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3 through-composed pieces for soloist plus string quartet + piano: pocket concertos where a piano quintet is the โband.โ Each work will be named for an early jazz master; the first is The Benny Goodman Sextet with Carol McGonnell on clarinet and Orange Road Quartet.
about 1 month ago
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New TT: Yuja Wang plays Ligeti, Georg Friedrich Haas and 50 pianos, Christopher O'Riley and Bach, Aaron Diehl or Craig Taborn for free, Gilmore winners including Sullivan Fortner, Dave Burrell at the library
iverson.substack.com/p/tt-554-une...
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TT 554: Unexpected Piano
Yuja Wang plays Ligeti, Georg Friedrich Haas and 50 pianos, Christopher O'Riley and Bach, Aaron Diehl or Craig Taborn for free, Gilmore winners including Sullivan Fortner, Dave Burrell at the library
https://iverson.substack.com/p/tt-554-unexpected-piano/
about 1 month ago
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all about it all
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Business Blast
Billy Hart record/gigs, dance class, The Benny Goodman Sextet, Dayna Stephens plays Monk
https://iverson.substack.com/p/business-blast-cac
about 1 month ago
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In the 1990s, I supported myself almost entirely through playing for dance classes. It was a lot of fun and I always learned something every day. At least two of my heroes, Roland Hanna and Andrew Cyrille, played for dance class, not to mention important composers like John Cage.
about 1 month ago
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TT 553: Three Rhythmic Losses
D'Angelo, Hermeto Pascoal, Eddie Palmieri
https://iverson.substack.com/p/tt-553-three-rhythmic-losses
about 1 month ago
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Jeff Ely
about 1 month ago
thank you so much for this! some great new music i never would have known about otherwise.
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about 1 month ago
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Aaron D'Souza
about 1 month ago
Unix fan, tweaked hex to get in-game resources, jazz musician, emacs/vi user, loves Scheme. Thomas Morgan may be my perfect spirit animal. I can't wait to hear his debut as a leader.
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NEW: utterly astonishing essay by bassist Thomas Morgan that explains his first album as a leader
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Guest post from Thomas Morgan: A UNIVERSE OF POSSIBILITIES WITHIN THEIR RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS
[all about the new album AROUND YOU IS A FOREST]
https://iverson.substack.com/p/guest-post-from-thomas-morgan-a-universe
about 1 month ago
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Happy Birthday to Sphere. All the jazz greats knew what they were doing, but Thelonious Monk REALLY knew what he was doing. It was Precise.
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TT 442: Brief Overview: Thelonious Monk on Record
October 10 is Sphere's Birthday
https://iverson.substack.com/p/tt-442-brief-overview-thelonious
about 2 months ago
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I feel seen
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about 2 months ago
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Bird Lives
about 2 months ago
#jazzsky
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NEW TT: Jim McNeely + the state of the piano trio in 1985 + Ornette and Jarrett
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TT 552: Jim McNeely's FROM THE HEART
And other trios from circa 1985, plus Ornette Coleman vs. Keith Jarrett coda
https://iverson.substack.com/p/tt-552-jim-mcneelys-from-the-heart
about 2 months ago
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The new PTA movie ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is simply terrific. See it in the theater if you can. Due credit to Jonny Greenwood for an amazing score.
about 2 months ago
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Great label!
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about 2 months ago
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Gene Gaudette
about 2 months ago
On November 21, Urlicht Audiovisual will release Miranda Cuckson's recording of Georg Friedrich Haas's ๐๐๐ค๐ก๐๐ฃ ๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค. 2 with the ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien conducted by Markus Poschner on CD and for streaming and HD download. You can download the full press release from the link below.
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Coming in November: Miranda Cuckson Plays Georg Friedrich Haas โ Urlicht AudioVisual News
https://news.urlicht-av.com/2025/10/06/coming-in-november-miranda-cuckson-plays-georg-friedrich-haas-2/
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Behind the red door
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about 2 months ago
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Gene Gaudette
about 2 months ago
Six nights - Ethan Iverson Sextet at the VV - be there!
@ethaniversonpiano.bsky.social
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Russ Musto has done invaluable work for jazz, and I always enjoy talking with Russ as well. I just donated:
gofund.me/bbdde1795
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Donate to Help Russ Musto recover from fire!, organized by Mary Perillo
Dear Friends of Russ, Russ Musto, our friend and invaluable part of the NYC music โฆ Mary Perillo needs your support for Help Russ Musto recover from fire!
https://gofund.me/bbdde1795
about 2 months ago
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sadly expected news
iverson.substack.com/p/jim-mcneely
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Jim McNeely
(and the Don Ellis/Mel Lewis story)
https://iverson.substack.com/p/jim-mcneely
about 2 months ago
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Next week. September 30โOctober 5, Tuesday through Sunday, sets at 8 and 10 each night. Jonathan Finlayson, trumpet Sam Newsome, soprano sax Jacob Garchik, trombone Peter Washington, bass Kush Abadey, drums
about 2 months ago
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Dominic Umile
about 2 months ago
When John Coltrane recorded A Love Supreme, "it was on each member of the band to deliver immediate versions of their ongoing private compositions on a momentโs notice in Van Gelderโs studio"โlove this new
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www.tabletmag.com/sections/art...
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The Secrets of โA Love Supremeโ
How Coltrane composed his masterpiece
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/secrets-love-supreme-john-coltrane
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NEW TT: mini-reviews of George Burton, Paul Cornish, Jon Elbaz, Lex Korten, Chris McCarthy, Yvonne Rogers, and Micah Thomas
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TT 551: "You've got to dig it to dig it, you dig?"
George Burton, Paul Cornish, Jon Elbaz, Lex Korten, Chris McCarthy, Yvonne Rogers, Micah Thomas: recent releases by seven young jazz pianists
https://iverson.substack.com/p/tt-551-youve-got-to-dig-it-to-dig
about 2 months ago
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[Boston alert]
2 months ago
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NEW: Overview of the late great Thomas Perry
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TT 550: Thomas Perry: The Professional
RIP to one of the best ever
https://iverson.substack.com/p/tt-550-thomas-perry-the-professional
2 months ago
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