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While it’s still early in the year, The Bad Plus made a strong showing for live performance of the year Friday night as part of the Jazz and Blues Concert Series. It is almost impossible to describe or categorize this trio. They are a prime example of the variously attributed thought that “talking about music […] Thanks to my affiliation with Blogcritics, I’ve listened to a couple jazz box sets the last several weeks. Both are worthy enough to be considered for any jazz fan’s libarary. The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961, Bill Evans Trio — On Sunday, June 15, 1961, pianist Bill Evans, bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian […] I am one of those who doesn’t usually attend JazzFest because it is a little too heavy on the blues and too light on jazz for me. Besides, I invariably seem to have kids involved in other day-long activities the same weekend. That said, I strongly encourage anyone in the area to check it out. […] After the Desert Island post, I started wondering about the list I’d made years ago at my managing editor’s suggestion. I dug around and found it tonight. With a * indicating those that are also in yesterday’s post, here is my Desert Island list (alphabetically by artist) as published on February 18, 1982: The Beatles […] Several months ago, I first posted my list of “Desert Island Discs.” Most people are generally familiar with the concept — what discs would you want if stranded on a desert island. I first encountered the concept in another lifetime in which I was actually a published music critic. The managing editor suggested it as […] |
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