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?...
Andrew Cyrille was born in Brooklyn, NY on this day in 1939. He turns 86 today.
📸 Jeff Caltabiano, Knoxville, TN, 4.1.23
📸 Jeff Caltabiano, Knoxville, TN, 4.1.23
November 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Andrew Cyrille was born in Brooklyn, NY on this day in 1939. He turns 86 today.
📸 Jeff Caltabiano, Knoxville, TN, 4.1.23
📸 Jeff Caltabiano, Knoxville, TN, 4.1.23
Lô & Milton, Disconave Cafe, Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 2.24.24
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Lô & Milton, Disconave Cafe, Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 2.24.24
2026 line-up for Blue Note's Tone Poet Vinyl Series
ANNOUNCING THE 2026 LINE-UP OF THE TONE POET VINYL SERIES - Blue Note Records
Announcing the 2026 line-up for the Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series! The acclaimed series is produced by the “Tone Poet” Joe Harley and presents definitive audiophile quality vinyl reissues ...
www.bluenote.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
2026 line-up for Blue Note's Tone Poet Vinyl Series
v/a • J Jazz volume 5: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan 1970-1988 🇯🇵
March 20 • BBE
bbemusic.bandcamp.com/album/j-jazz...
March 20 • BBE
bbemusic.bandcamp.com/album/j-jazz...
November 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
v/a • J Jazz volume 5: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan 1970-1988 🇯🇵
March 20 • BBE
bbemusic.bandcamp.com/album/j-jazz...
March 20 • BBE
bbemusic.bandcamp.com/album/j-jazz...
“Nova Frequências is one of the most important voices in Brazil’s festival circuit, always offering a superbly curated selection of new and unheard artists. Miraculously, it takes place without any form of funding or sponsorship”
Novas Frequências Festival: 15 years of pushing boundaries | Sounds and Colours
Founded in 2011 Novas Frequências, in Rio de Janeiro, is an international festival that promotes experimental music and sound art, with a keen eye on the
soundsandcolours.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM
“Nova Frequências is one of the most important voices in Brazil’s festival circuit, always offering a superbly curated selection of new and unheard artists. Miraculously, it takes place without any form of funding or sponsorship”
new to me:
Compost, made up of Bob Moses, Harold Vick, Jack DeJohnette, Jack Gregg, Jim Riley, & Jumma Santos. They released 2 albums on Columbia: Take Off Your Body (1972) & Life Is Round (1973)
h/t bobmosesdrums IG
Compost, made up of Bob Moses, Harold Vick, Jack DeJohnette, Jack Gregg, Jim Riley, & Jumma Santos. They released 2 albums on Columbia: Take Off Your Body (1972) & Life Is Round (1973)
h/t bobmosesdrums IG
November 10, 2025 at 4:47 AM
new to me:
Compost, made up of Bob Moses, Harold Vick, Jack DeJohnette, Jack Gregg, Jim Riley, & Jumma Santos. They released 2 albums on Columbia: Take Off Your Body (1972) & Life Is Round (1973)
h/t bobmosesdrums IG
Compost, made up of Bob Moses, Harold Vick, Jack DeJohnette, Jack Gregg, Jim Riley, & Jumma Santos. They released 2 albums on Columbia: Take Off Your Body (1972) & Life Is Round (1973)
h/t bobmosesdrums IG
A music critic's guide to the 10 best music venues in Chicago
A music critic’s guide to the 10 best music venues in Chicago
From the Green Mill to Empty Bottle to Symphony Center, here are the best places in Chicago to see live music.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
A music critic's guide to the 10 best music venues in Chicago
Four covers by Ariel Severino
November 9, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Four covers by Ariel Severino
Sure, the Grammys are mostly silly, but great to see Analog Africa get recognized with TWO nominations in the same category
November 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Sure, the Grammys are mostly silly, but great to see Analog Africa get recognized with TWO nominations in the same category
Doan Hoàng, an old friend of mine, was interviewed in depth by BBC. Her family was on one of the last helicopters to leave Saigon in April 1975, but her sister was left behind.
BBC Audio | Outlook | The escape from Vietnam that tore my family apart
Doan made it onto one of the last helicopters from Saigon but her sister was left behind
www.bbc.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Doan Hoàng, an old friend of mine, was interviewed in depth by BBC. Her family was on one of the last helicopters to leave Saigon in April 1975, but her sister was left behind.
Linda May Han Oh (Vijay Iyer Trio), Rochester, NY, 11.9.23
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
November 9, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Linda May Han Oh (Vijay Iyer Trio), Rochester, NY, 11.9.23
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
📸 Jeff Caltabiano
Miguel Zenón on Bird, Immanuel Wilkins on Benny Carter, Steve Lehman on Jackie McLean, Caroline Davis on Bunky Green, Tim Berne on Julius Hemphill, etc.
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Alto Saxophone
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Miguel Zenón on Bird, Immanuel Wilkins on Benny Carter, Steve Lehman on Jackie McLean, Caroline Davis on Bunky Green, Tim Berne on Julius Hemphill, etc.
Don Byron was born in the Bronx, New York on this day in 1958. He turns 67 today.
📸 Jeff Caltabiano, Brooklyn, NY, 1.8.19, w. Aruán Ortiz
📸 Jeff Caltabiano, Brooklyn, NY, 1.8.19, w. Aruán Ortiz
November 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Don Byron was born in the Bronx, New York on this day in 1958. He turns 67 today.
📸 Jeff Caltabiano, Brooklyn, NY, 1.8.19, w. Aruán Ortiz
📸 Jeff Caltabiano, Brooklyn, NY, 1.8.19, w. Aruán Ortiz
While I enjoyed Sessa’s last album (Estrela Acesa) it felt somewhat of a refinement of his debut, whereas this latest album, his 3rd full-length, is a bigger evolution in his sound. Heard it 3x today & liked it more each time.
November 8, 2025 at 4:27 AM
While I enjoyed Sessa’s last album (Estrela Acesa) it felt somewhat of a refinement of his debut, whereas this latest album, his 3rd full-length, is a bigger evolution in his sound. Heard it 3x today & liked it more each time.
“the goal is to expand the project beyond Chile and produce an edition of 24 albums by underground bands who existed throughout Latin America during the era of the dictatorship (principally, the 1970s and ’80s).”
Digging Into Chile’s Punk Underground
With Hueso Records, artist Iván Navarro wants to bring back the music of his youth from legendary Chilean indie and punk bands like María Sonora.
hyperallergic.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
“the goal is to expand the project beyond Chile and produce an edition of 24 albums by underground bands who existed throughout Latin America during the era of the dictatorship (principally, the 1970s and ’80s).”
The Dust-to-Digital Foundation and the University of California, Santa Barbara have partnered to make thousands of historic recordings freely accessible to the public.
Preserving the Past & Sharing It Today: A New Partnership with the University of California
The Dust-to-Digital Foundation and the University of California, Santa Barbara have partnered to make thousands of historic recordings freely accessible to the public.
dusttodigital.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The Dust-to-Digital Foundation and the University of California, Santa Barbara have partnered to make thousands of historic recordings freely accessible to the public.
New & in the queue
Sessa, Helado Negro, Sarathy Korwar, SML
Sessa, Helado Negro, Sarathy Korwar, SML
November 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
New & in the queue
Sessa, Helado Negro, Sarathy Korwar, SML
Sessa, Helado Negro, Sarathy Korwar, SML
Joni Mitchell was born in Fort Macleod, Alberta 🇨🇦 on this day in 1943. She turns 82 today.
November 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Joni Mitchell was born in Fort Macleod, Alberta 🇨🇦 on this day in 1943. She turns 82 today.
I Hear Freedom: The Great Migration, Free Jazz, and Black Power 📕 Cisco Bradley
March 2026 • Columbia University Press
cup.columbia.edu/book/i-hear-...
March 2026 • Columbia University Press
cup.columbia.edu/book/i-hear-...
November 7, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I Hear Freedom: The Great Migration, Free Jazz, and Black Power 📕 Cisco Bradley
March 2026 • Columbia University Press
cup.columbia.edu/book/i-hear-...
March 2026 • Columbia University Press
cup.columbia.edu/book/i-hear-...
seeking coffee shops that allow me to warm up my coffee every 15 minutes
November 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
seeking coffee shops that allow me to warm up my coffee every 15 minutes