jeff
@jazyjef.bsky.social
Currently writing ‘A Walk in the Free World: Other Music in Brazil’ • Sonny Rollins Bridge Project https://sonnyrollinsbridge.net/ • urban planner • https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/arts/music/brazil-jazz-music.html?smid=url-share
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jeff
@jazyjef.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Um Passeio No Mundo Livre
YouTube video by Chico Science - Topic
youtu.be
The book i’m writing has a new proposed title:
‘A WALK IN THE FREE WORLD: Other Music in Brazil’
based on a Chico Science & Nação Zumbi song from 1996
youtu.be/FaIT-WYOtms?...
‘A WALK IN THE FREE WORLD: Other Music in Brazil’
based on a Chico Science & Nação Zumbi song from 1996
youtu.be/FaIT-WYOtms?...
Brooklyn • February 21
Voices of Healing & Liberation
Bedford Central Presbyterian Church
Sat, Feb 21 at 7:00 PM
Presented by the Jazz Generations Initiative, in collaboration with Make Jazz Trill Again
Voices of Healing & Liberation
Bedford Central Presbyterian Church
Sat, Feb 21 at 7:00 PM
Presented by the Jazz Generations Initiative, in collaboration with Make Jazz Trill Again
January 21, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Brooklyn • February 21
Voices of Healing & Liberation
Bedford Central Presbyterian Church
Sat, Feb 21 at 7:00 PM
Presented by the Jazz Generations Initiative, in collaboration with Make Jazz Trill Again
Voices of Healing & Liberation
Bedford Central Presbyterian Church
Sat, Feb 21 at 7:00 PM
Presented by the Jazz Generations Initiative, in collaboration with Make Jazz Trill Again
Joe Henderson • Tetragon (1968)
March 13 • Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf Series
i.jazzdispensary.com/jh-tetragon
March 13 • Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf Series
i.jazzdispensary.com/jh-tetragon
January 21, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Joe Henderson • Tetragon (1968)
March 13 • Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf Series
i.jazzdispensary.com/jh-tetragon
March 13 • Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf Series
i.jazzdispensary.com/jh-tetragon
Rodrigo Brandão’s Outros Espaço, São Paulo 🇧🇷 1.21.24
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
January 21, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Rodrigo Brandão’s Outros Espaço, São Paulo 🇧🇷 1.21.24
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
Out today from the prolific Brazilian guitarist who splits his time between Los Angeles & Tokyo. i believe this is his ninth(!) album since 2023 & his tenth is coming next month.
Fabiano Do Nascimento & E Ruscha V • Aquáticos 🇧🇷 🇺🇸
January 21 • Music from Memory
music-from-memory.bandcamp.com/album/aqu-ti...
January 21 • Music from Memory
music-from-memory.bandcamp.com/album/aqu-ti...
January 21, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Out today from the prolific Brazilian guitarist who splits his time between Los Angeles & Tokyo. i believe this is his ninth(!) album since 2023 & his tenth is coming next month.
January 21, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Jason Moran was born in Houston, Texas on this day in 1975. He turns 51 today.
📸 Jeff Caltabiano, Brooklyn, 7.23.16
📸 Jeff Caltabiano, Brooklyn, 7.23.16
January 21, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Jason Moran was born in Houston, Texas on this day in 1975. He turns 51 today.
📸 Jeff Caltabiano, Brooklyn, 7.23.16
📸 Jeff Caltabiano, Brooklyn, 7.23.16
January 21, 2026 at 10:38 AM
São Paulo dig, 1.20.24
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
January 20, 2026 at 4:20 PM
São Paulo dig, 1.20.24
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
Jeff "Tain" Watts was born in Easton, Pennsylvania on this day in 1960. He turns 66 today.
📸 Jeff Caltabiano, Syracuse, NY, 6.22.23
📸 Jeff Caltabiano, Syracuse, NY, 6.22.23
January 20, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Jeff "Tain" Watts was born in Easton, Pennsylvania on this day in 1960. He turns 66 today.
📸 Jeff Caltabiano, Syracuse, NY, 6.22.23
📸 Jeff Caltabiano, Syracuse, NY, 6.22.23
Related to this, a perpetually-incomplete list i started a long time ago.
Jazz musicians seem to cover/interpret the most: The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix, Nick Drake, Prince, Bjork, & Radiohead.
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Jazz musicians seem to cover/interpret the most: The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix, Nick Drake, Prince, Bjork, & Radiohead.
rateyourmusic.com/list/jazyjef...
January 20, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Related to this, a perpetually-incomplete list i started a long time ago.
Jazz musicians seem to cover/interpret the most: The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix, Nick Drake, Prince, Bjork, & Radiohead.
rateyourmusic.com/list/jazyjef...
Jazz musicians seem to cover/interpret the most: The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix, Nick Drake, Prince, Bjork, & Radiohead.
rateyourmusic.com/list/jazyjef...
Greg Foat & Sokratis Votskos with The Giorgos Pappas Trio • Impressions of Samos 🇬🇧 🇬🇷
February 20 • Blue Crystal Records
gregfoat.bandcamp.com/album/impres...
February 20 • Blue Crystal Records
gregfoat.bandcamp.com/album/impres...
January 20, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Greg Foat & Sokratis Votskos with The Giorgos Pappas Trio • Impressions of Samos 🇬🇧 🇬🇷
February 20 • Blue Crystal Records
gregfoat.bandcamp.com/album/impres...
February 20 • Blue Crystal Records
gregfoat.bandcamp.com/album/impres...
Florianópolis 🇧🇷 1.20.23
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
January 20, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Florianópolis 🇧🇷 1.20.23
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
This prince (Alexandre Bazzan) mapped out the new São Paulo music scene: “The new SP scene is made up of at least 172 new bands and solo artists with an original sound that play in 41 venues around the city.” bazzan.substack.com/p/o-mapa-da-...
January 20, 2026 at 11:44 AM
This prince (Alexandre Bazzan) mapped out the new São Paulo music scene: “The new SP scene is made up of at least 172 new bands and solo artists with an original sound that play in 41 venues around the city.” bazzan.substack.com/p/o-mapa-da-...
While mainly about his son, it’s good to see the NYT interview John Herndon: “I grew up in a rock world with people who primarily played guitar and bass and drums. But we were like, how can we incorporate some of these other things that we’re interested in? That’s really what Tortoise was about.”
For 2hollis, Music Is a Family Business. So We Interviewed Him and His Dad.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:22 AM
While mainly about his son, it’s good to see the NYT interview John Herndon: “I grew up in a rock world with people who primarily played guitar and bass and drums. But we were like, how can we incorporate some of these other things that we’re interested in? That’s really what Tortoise was about.”
Guilherme Granado, São Paulo 🇧🇷 1.19.24
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
January 19, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Guilherme Granado, São Paulo 🇧🇷 1.19.24
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
Buck Island from Cramer Park Beach, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, 1.19.19
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
January 19, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Buck Island from Cramer Park Beach, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, 1.19.19
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
Reposted by jeff
January 14, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Wrote about the 1972 debut album 'Lô Borges' AKA The Sneaker Album for @aquariumdrunkard.com
Lô Borges: The Sneaker Album - Aquarium Drunkard
Lô Borges was under immense pressure to record his debut record. The eight songs he had co-composed for Clube da Esquina had the luxury of time to gestate and included contributions from many other mu...
aquariumdrunkard.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Wrote about the 1972 debut album 'Lô Borges' AKA The Sneaker Album for @aquariumdrunkard.com
Kiko Dinucci, Guarulhos 🇧🇷 1.19.24
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
January 19, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Kiko Dinucci, Guarulhos 🇧🇷 1.19.24
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
Reposted by jeff
To celebrate Alan Silva’s 87th birthday on 2026-01-21, eremite announces 1999, 2000, & 2002 concert recordings by Silva's Celestrial Communication Ensemble
eremiterecords.bandcamp.com/music
eremiterecords.bandcamp.com/music
January 19, 2026 at 10:19 AM
To celebrate Alan Silva’s 87th birthday on 2026-01-21, eremite announces 1999, 2000, & 2002 concert recordings by Silva's Celestrial Communication Ensemble
eremiterecords.bandcamp.com/music
eremiterecords.bandcamp.com/music
NYC - final chance to see Ava Rocha, this time w. Samita Sinha
“Trança, Rio e Voz weaves together traditions & experimentation, bringing the poetic & performative strength of these two artists into a show that challenges & expands the boundaries of traditional musical performance.”
“Trança, Rio e Voz weaves together traditions & experimentation, bringing the poetic & performative strength of these two artists into a show that challenges & expands the boundaries of traditional musical performance.”
Viewcy | AVA & SAMITA
**Ava Rocha** and **Samita Sinha** bring together their voices and performative research in the show Trança, Rio e Voz, which they present at Barbès, in New York, on January 21.
Between improvisation...
www.viewcy.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:35 AM
NYC - final chance to see Ava Rocha, this time w. Samita Sinha
“Trança, Rio e Voz weaves together traditions & experimentation, bringing the poetic & performative strength of these two artists into a show that challenges & expands the boundaries of traditional musical performance.”
“Trança, Rio e Voz weaves together traditions & experimentation, bringing the poetic & performative strength of these two artists into a show that challenges & expands the boundaries of traditional musical performance.”
Lana Ferreira, São Paulo 🇧🇷 1.18.24
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
January 19, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Lana Ferreira, São Paulo 🇧🇷 1.18.24
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
Maria Beraldo, São Paulo 🇧🇷 1.18.24
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
January 19, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Maria Beraldo, São Paulo 🇧🇷 1.18.24
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
Juliana Linhares, São Paulo 🇧🇷 1.18.24
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
January 19, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Juliana Linhares, São Paulo 🇧🇷 1.18.24
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
📸 Jeff Caltabiano