Ethan Iverson
@ethaniversonpiano.bsky.social
pianist, composer, writer
Today on TT: Wynton Kelly with Joe Henderson, George Coleman, and Hank Mobley iverson.substack.com/p/tt-560-b-w...
TT 560 (b): Wynton Kelly Trio at the Left Bank
with three star saxophonists
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December 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Today on TT: Wynton Kelly with Joe Henderson, George Coleman, and Hank Mobley iverson.substack.com/p/tt-560-b-w...
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This book is incredible. The first chapter was about as dark as detective fiction gets, and this chapter had me laughing so hard I got a stitch in my side so bad I had to stop reading.
December 5, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This book is incredible. The first chapter was about as dark as detective fiction gets, and this chapter had me laughing so hard I got a stitch in my side so bad I had to stop reading.
Mary Tamm personally awarded me second prize in the costume contest (Doctor Who/Star Trek convention, 1984). I dressed as the Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee).
2nd December, 1978:
"Doctor Who: The Androids of Tara" part 2. #DoctorWho
"Doctor Who: The Androids of Tara" part 2. #DoctorWho
December 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Mary Tamm personally awarded me second prize in the costume contest (Doctor Who/Star Trek convention, 1984). I dressed as the Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee).
DECEMBER DUO
Mark Turner/Ethan Iverson
3 Consevatori del Liceu Barcelona
4 Koorenhuis Den Haag
5 Kunstwerke Dachau
7 Jazzit Musik Club Salzburg
8 Casa del Jazz Roma
9 Torre Unipol Bologna
Mark Turner/Ethan Iverson
3 Consevatori del Liceu Barcelona
4 Koorenhuis Den Haag
5 Kunstwerke Dachau
7 Jazzit Musik Club Salzburg
8 Casa del Jazz Roma
9 Torre Unipol Bologna
December 1, 2025 at 12:09 PM
DECEMBER DUO
Mark Turner/Ethan Iverson
3 Consevatori del Liceu Barcelona
4 Koorenhuis Den Haag
5 Kunstwerke Dachau
7 Jazzit Musik Club Salzburg
8 Casa del Jazz Roma
9 Torre Unipol Bologna
Mark Turner/Ethan Iverson
3 Consevatori del Liceu Barcelona
4 Koorenhuis Den Haag
5 Kunstwerke Dachau
7 Jazzit Musik Club Salzburg
8 Casa del Jazz Roma
9 Torre Unipol Bologna
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I would very much like to thank @ethaniversonpiano.bsky.social for the “Crimes of the Century” reading list. More on the way.
December 1, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I would very much like to thank @ethaniversonpiano.bsky.social for the “Crimes of the Century” reading list. More on the way.
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probably the best movie ever tbh
November 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
probably the best movie ever tbh
November 29! Happy Birthday to Billy Hart!!!
Jabali is 85 today. The new record on Smoke Sessions is out: MULTIDIRECTIONAL.
We started our three night run at Smoke last night; Billy sounds GREAT, as do Mark Turner and Ben Street.
Jabali is 85 today. The new record on Smoke Sessions is out: MULTIDIRECTIONAL.
We started our three night run at Smoke last night; Billy sounds GREAT, as do Mark Turner and Ben Street.
November 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
November 29! Happy Birthday to Billy Hart!!!
Jabali is 85 today. The new record on Smoke Sessions is out: MULTIDIRECTIONAL.
We started our three night run at Smoke last night; Billy sounds GREAT, as do Mark Turner and Ben Street.
Jabali is 85 today. The new record on Smoke Sessions is out: MULTIDIRECTIONAL.
We started our three night run at Smoke last night; Billy sounds GREAT, as do Mark Turner and Ben Street.
Mark Morris’s dad was an amateur jazz organ player who died young. Mark’s first ever professional dance choreography was a tribute, set to Milt Buckner playing “Robbin’s Nest.” Never seen this 1980 footage until today
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk87...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk87...
Mark Morris in Dad's Charts | 1980 (excerpt)
YouTube video by Mark Morris Dance Group
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Mark Morris’s dad was an amateur jazz organ player who died young. Mark’s first ever professional dance choreography was a tribute, set to Milt Buckner playing “Robbin’s Nest.” Never seen this 1980 footage until today
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk87...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk87...
Randy Brecker is 80 today. GREAT trumpet solo out of the gate after the head on Don Grolnick's "Or Come Fog" from the London Concert youtu.be/qZaad6CN0LE?...
Or Come Fog
YouTube video by Don Grolnick - Topic
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Randy Brecker is 80 today. GREAT trumpet solo out of the gate after the head on Don Grolnick's "Or Come Fog" from the London Concert youtu.be/qZaad6CN0LE?...
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Thanks to this excellent article and another by Ethan, I have a literal ton of crime novels headed my way.
November 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Thanks to this excellent article and another by Ethan, I have a literal ton of crime novels headed my way.
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Thanks again, Ethan, for the inspiration. open.spotify.com/playlist/6g8...
November 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Thanks again, Ethan, for the inspiration. open.spotify.com/playlist/6g8...
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Listas de pianistas
Fantástica lista de @ethaniversonpiano.bsky.social:
iverson.substack.com/p/tt-556-the...
Con cita incluida de:
www.everythingjazz.com/story/the-25...
Fantástica lista de @ethaniversonpiano.bsky.social:
iverson.substack.com/p/tt-556-the...
Con cita incluida de:
www.everythingjazz.com/story/the-25...
TT 557: The Greatest Jazz Piano Albums of All Time
or really: from 1921 to 1990
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November 25, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Listas de pianistas
Fantástica lista de @ethaniversonpiano.bsky.social:
iverson.substack.com/p/tt-556-the...
Con cita incluida de:
www.everythingjazz.com/story/the-25...
Fantástica lista de @ethaniversonpiano.bsky.social:
iverson.substack.com/p/tt-556-the...
Con cita incluida de:
www.everythingjazz.com/story/the-25...
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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. 😄 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_...
The thought pleases me. As does the album. 😄 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_...
George Shearing & Barry Tuckwell Play the Music of Cole Porter - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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. 😄 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_...
The thought pleases me. As does the album. 😄 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_...
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November 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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.
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.
November 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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.
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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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 today— it’s time to put those people right back at the heart of our politics.
November 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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 today— it’s time to put those people right back at the heart of our politics.
Vinnie Sperrazza reviews Billy Hart’s book open.substack.com/pub/vinniesp...
On Oceans of Time
Billy Hart's musical autobiography is a must-read.
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Vinnie Sperrazza reviews Billy Hart’s book open.substack.com/pub/vinniesp...
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Thanks to the incredible @ethaniversonpiano.bsky.social list, I'm totally delighting in this right now. 👇 New to me. Damn. A wonder. 🍷
#jazzsky, #jazz, #nowplaying
#jazzsky, #jazz, #nowplaying
November 19, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Thanks to the incredible @ethaniversonpiano.bsky.social list, I'm totally delighting in this right now. 👇 New to me. Damn. A wonder. 🍷
#jazzsky, #jazz, #nowplaying
#jazzsky, #jazz, #nowplaying
NEW: my selection of the greatest jazz piano albums of all time
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iverson.substack.com/p/tt-556-the...
TT 556: The Greatest Jazz Piano Albums of All Time
or really: from 1921 to 1990
iverson.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
NEW: my selection of the greatest jazz piano albums of all time
iverson.substack.com/p/tt-556-the...
iverson.substack.com/p/tt-556-the...
tonight and tomorrow at Mezzrow
November 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
tonight and tomorrow at Mezzrow
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ4B...
Walter Gieseking: Columbia Masterworks ML 4646 (Handel, Bach, Scarlatti)
YouTube video by The Piano Files
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ4B...