Gary Kennedy
@jazzsnob99.bsky.social
Former chronicler of jazz lives. Not sure what happened.
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Gary Kennedy
@jazzsnob99.bsky.social
· Aug 13
Guitarist Pat Metheny requests that “fusion” not be used in reference to his music; he prefers the term “Big Wave," explaining: “It's a combination of New Wave and surfing music." ("Potpourri," DownBeat, Vol. 47, No. 2 (Feb. 1980), p. 12)
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I listened to the whole album yesterday for the first time in quite a few years.
if you can let go of the question of what “genre” the music is, it is genuinely a captivating document of piano music.
KJ goes for some obvious (cloying?) musical choices, but the execution is totally committed
if you can let go of the question of what “genre” the music is, it is genuinely a captivating document of piano music.
KJ goes for some obvious (cloying?) musical choices, but the execution is totally committed
🔥 take: pretty confident I can point to the one passage that made THE KOLN CONCERT into the bestselling solo piano music of all time.
11:56 into Part I, when Jarrett finally shifts the A-dorian to A7 and then hits the D13 decisively to prepare G, taking it into overtly gospel-y rock/folk territory
11:56 into Part I, when Jarrett finally shifts the A-dorian to A7 and then hits the D13 decisively to prepare G, taking it into overtly gospel-y rock/folk territory
November 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I listened to the whole album yesterday for the first time in quite a few years.
if you can let go of the question of what “genre” the music is, it is genuinely a captivating document of piano music.
KJ goes for some obvious (cloying?) musical choices, but the execution is totally committed
if you can let go of the question of what “genre” the music is, it is genuinely a captivating document of piano music.
KJ goes for some obvious (cloying?) musical choices, but the execution is totally committed
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It is a bad day.
November 15, 2025 at 10:33 PM
It is a bad day.
now playing [cd - Label Bleu LBLC 6601]
more info: www.discogs.com/release/2858...
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
more info: www.discogs.com/release/2858...
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
The Woman Next Door - YouTube
youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
now playing [cd - Label Bleu LBLC 6601]
more info: www.discogs.com/release/2858...
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
more info: www.discogs.com/release/2858...
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
apropos of both everything and nothing: youtu.be/i1G9VxnAA1E?...
Endless (Live)
YouTube video by Keith Jarrett - Topic
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
apropos of both everything and nothing: youtu.be/i1G9VxnAA1E?...
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Rain Man made $354M in 1988 & won 4 Oscars & don’t get me started on Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
November 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Rain Man made $354M in 1988 & won 4 Oscars & don’t get me started on Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
now playing [CD - "Right Brain Patrol" (JMT 849 153-2), "Magic Labyrinth" (JMT 697 124 058-2)]
November 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
now playing [CD - "Right Brain Patrol" (JMT 849 153-2), "Magic Labyrinth" (JMT 697 124 058-2)]
now playing [cd - ECM 1190/91 / 422 827 337-2]
info: www.discogs.com/release/3515...
info: www.discogs.com/release/3515...
November 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
now playing [cd - ECM 1190/91 / 422 827 337-2]
info: www.discogs.com/release/3515...
info: www.discogs.com/release/3515...
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Jeffrey Epstein Was a Warlord. We Have to Talk About It.
www.thenation.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
now playing [cd - ECM 1105 / 847 323-2]
info: www.discogs.com/release/6363...
info: www.discogs.com/release/6363...
November 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
now playing [cd - ECM 1105 / 847 323-2]
info: www.discogs.com/release/6363...
info: www.discogs.com/release/6363...
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Every cash register at the grocery store this morning had a sign asking people to use exact change because of a penny shortage.
After 232 years, the United States has produced its last penny in a cost-cutting move. The last one was minted in Philadelphia Wednesday.
The U.S. just produced its last penny after a more than 200-year run
After 232 years, the United States has produced its last penny in a cost-cutting move. The last one was minted in Philadelphia Wednesday.
n.pr
November 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Every cash register at the grocery store this morning had a sign asking people to use exact change because of a penny shortage.
apropos of nothing: youtu.be/20tzF_cg92E?...
Muppet Songs: Bob - Good Morning Starshine
YouTube video by Muppet Songs
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
apropos of nothing: youtu.be/20tzF_cg92E?...
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Good morning starshine
Marion Brown
Sweet Earth Flying (1974)
Marion Brown, James Jefferson, Steve McCall, Muhal Richard Abrams, Paul Bley, Bill Hasson
Sweet Earth Flying (1974)
Marion Brown, James Jefferson, Steve McCall, Muhal Richard Abrams, Paul Bley, Bill Hasson
Sweet Earth Flying - YouTube
youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Good morning starshine
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this is where I post from if you even care
November 15, 2025 at 5:22 AM
this is where I post from if you even care
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Kicking off at 8pm tonight.
It's been 369 days since last I played with Jack Wright.
The Enchantress will dance on your heart.
This line up of Birds in the Meadow (Marty, Pippin, Johnny) will be playing their third set together since 1989.
Circle Thrift
400 W Broad St RVA
$10 notaflof
It's been 369 days since last I played with Jack Wright.
The Enchantress will dance on your heart.
This line up of Birds in the Meadow (Marty, Pippin, Johnny) will be playing their third set together since 1989.
Circle Thrift
400 W Broad St RVA
$10 notaflof
15 November
Circle Thrift RVA
8pm $10 notaflof
Jack Wright & David Menestres
Enchantress of Bioluminosity
Birds in the Meadow (Marty McCavitt etc)
Circle Thrift RVA
8pm $10 notaflof
Jack Wright & David Menestres
Enchantress of Bioluminosity
Birds in the Meadow (Marty McCavitt etc)
November 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Kicking off at 8pm tonight.
It's been 369 days since last I played with Jack Wright.
The Enchantress will dance on your heart.
This line up of Birds in the Meadow (Marty, Pippin, Johnny) will be playing their third set together since 1989.
Circle Thrift
400 W Broad St RVA
$10 notaflof
It's been 369 days since last I played with Jack Wright.
The Enchantress will dance on your heart.
This line up of Birds in the Meadow (Marty, Pippin, Johnny) will be playing their third set together since 1989.
Circle Thrift
400 W Broad St RVA
$10 notaflof
good morning (first listen): Alfredo Impullitti, Kaos Ensemble, Kenny Wheeler: "La Geometria Dell'abisso" (1997, Splasc(h) Records CDH 638.2)
more info: www.discogs.com/release/2432...
more info: www.discogs.com/release/2432...
La geometria dell'abisso - YouTube
youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
good morning (first listen): Alfredo Impullitti, Kaos Ensemble, Kenny Wheeler: "La Geometria Dell'abisso" (1997, Splasc(h) Records CDH 638.2)
more info: www.discogs.com/release/2432...
more info: www.discogs.com/release/2432...
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A smack of jellies, squadron of pelicans, raft of otters, or galaxy of sea stars...
No matter your favorite collective noun, these groups of animals are a force to be reckoned with when they come together—a simple reminder of the beauty that blooms in community and the strength that grows in unity.
No matter your favorite collective noun, these groups of animals are a force to be reckoned with when they come together—a simple reminder of the beauty that blooms in community and the strength that grows in unity.
November 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A smack of jellies, squadron of pelicans, raft of otters, or galaxy of sea stars...
No matter your favorite collective noun, these groups of animals are a force to be reckoned with when they come together—a simple reminder of the beauty that blooms in community and the strength that grows in unity.
No matter your favorite collective noun, these groups of animals are a force to be reckoned with when they come together—a simple reminder of the beauty that blooms in community and the strength that grows in unity.
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This is horrible news.
Terrible news: Rachel Cooke has died. She was 56.
When I was lucky enough to commission her at The Observer, I wanted her to write everything. She was seriously witty and crystalline in her argument when being serious, which she was on a dazzling range of topics. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
When I was lucky enough to commission her at The Observer, I wanted her to write everything. She was seriously witty and crystalline in her argument when being serious, which she was on a dazzling range of topics. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Remembering Rachel Cooke | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This is horrible news.
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Deadline extensions: The Music Encoding Conference, 2026, Tokyo. Submissions now due 5 December. #digitalhumanities #digitalmusicology #digitallibraries #musicology
Call for Proposals: Music Encoding Conference, Tokyo, May 2026. Includes papers, posters, tutorials, workshops and demos. Submissions are due by 28 Nov 2025. music-encoding.org/conference/2...
Call for proposals
music-encoding.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Deadline extensions: The Music Encoding Conference, 2026, Tokyo. Submissions now due 5 December. #digitalhumanities #digitalmusicology #digitallibraries #musicology
apropos of nothing: youtu.be/amTvK4KMIHs?...
Flamingo
YouTube video by Chick Corea - Topic
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 12:46 AM
apropos of nothing: youtu.be/amTvK4KMIHs?...
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she’s a 10 but Excel thinks she’s October
November 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM
she’s a 10 but Excel thinks she’s October
now playing [cd - Blue Note CDP 72438 56234 2 4]
November 14, 2025 at 9:44 PM
now playing [cd - Blue Note CDP 72438 56234 2 4]
Alberta Hunter with Lovie Austin and Her Blues Serenaders
Recorded September 1961
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Recorded September 1961
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Chicago: The Living Legends - YouTube
youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Alberta Hunter with Lovie Austin and Her Blues Serenaders
Recorded September 1961
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Recorded September 1961
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
now playing [cd - Soul Note 121314-2]
info: www.discogs.com/release/1581...
David Binney (alto sax), Ben Monder (guitar), Drew Gress (double bass), Kenny Wolleson (drums. Recorded August 4-5, mixed September 23, 1997 at Sound On Sound Recording, NYC. Engineer (recording/mix): Jon Rosenberg
info: www.discogs.com/release/1581...
David Binney (alto sax), Ben Monder (guitar), Drew Gress (double bass), Kenny Wolleson (drums. Recorded August 4-5, mixed September 23, 1997 at Sound On Sound Recording, NYC. Engineer (recording/mix): Jon Rosenberg
November 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
now playing [cd - Soul Note 121314-2]
info: www.discogs.com/release/1581...
David Binney (alto sax), Ben Monder (guitar), Drew Gress (double bass), Kenny Wolleson (drums. Recorded August 4-5, mixed September 23, 1997 at Sound On Sound Recording, NYC. Engineer (recording/mix): Jon Rosenberg
info: www.discogs.com/release/1581...
David Binney (alto sax), Ben Monder (guitar), Drew Gress (double bass), Kenny Wolleson (drums. Recorded August 4-5, mixed September 23, 1997 at Sound On Sound Recording, NYC. Engineer (recording/mix): Jon Rosenberg
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November 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
On the next episode
Hikmah (Wisdom), Sufism and Free Jazz: Pat Thomas Interview
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Hikmah (Wisdom), Sufism and Free Jazz: Pat Thomas Interview
Sat, Nov 15, 7-10pm(ET) @wfmu.bsky.social
STREAM ▶️ wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
now playing [cd - Verve 827 844-2 (orig. V6/8762)]
November 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
now playing [cd - Verve 827 844-2 (orig. V6/8762)]