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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Hbd 🎂🎬🎈 open.spotify.com/track/3r1HC4...
February 4, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Hbd 🎂🎬🎈 open.spotify.com/track/3r1HC4...
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Easy to forget that Duke didn't only make big-band stuff, this was a lovely relaxed small-group session lost in the vaults from when it was recorded in 1960 until it got a release in 1979.
And bought by me in the same year from Doug Dobell's shop.
Easy to forget that Duke didn't only make big-band stuff, this was a lovely relaxed small-group session lost in the vaults from when it was recorded in 1960 until it got a release in 1979.
And bought by me in the same year from Doug Dobell's shop.
February 4, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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Easy to forget that Duke didn't only make big-band stuff, this was a lovely relaxed small-group session lost in the vaults from when it was recorded in 1960 until it got a release in 1979.
And bought by me in the same year from Doug Dobell's shop.
Easy to forget that Duke didn't only make big-band stuff, this was a lovely relaxed small-group session lost in the vaults from when it was recorded in 1960 until it got a release in 1979.
And bought by me in the same year from Doug Dobell's shop.
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@baseballprospectus.com for, well, baseball
ok well i just subscribed to @defector.com & @boltsmag.org, already subscribe wired & @theflytrapmedia.com, donate to npr/pbs, & get newsletters from the handbasket & 404 media....what else am i missing
February 4, 2026 at 3:43 PM
@baseballprospectus.com for, well, baseball
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Thanks much to Bill Meyer and the @chicagoreader.com for this typically thoughtful preview of the 10th edition of Frequency Festival, which runs from February 24-March to in Chicago! chicagoreader.com/music/music-...
The Frequency Festival connects a far-flung constellation of sounds - Chicago Reader
The 2026 Frequency Festival draws a line through one-bit electronics, Scottish balladry, musically hybrid fictional history, and more.
chicagoreader.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Thanks much to Bill Meyer and the @chicagoreader.com for this typically thoughtful preview of the 10th edition of Frequency Festival, which runs from February 24-March to in Chicago! chicagoreader.com/music/music-...
Harris is also featured on this John Scofield album from the mid-1990s youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Hand Jive - YouTube
youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Harris is also featured on this John Scofield album from the mid-1990s youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Yeah, he was. Also, he's the one who convinced DeJohnette to stick w/ drums over piano, so... tedpanken.wordpress.com/category/jac...
search for " Eddie Harris steered towards concentrating on drums."
search for " Eddie Harris steered towards concentrating on drums."
February 4, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Yeah, he was. Also, he's the one who convinced DeJohnette to stick w/ drums over piano, so... tedpanken.wordpress.com/category/jac...
search for " Eddie Harris steered towards concentrating on drums."
search for " Eddie Harris steered towards concentrating on drums."
of interest? ums.org/2026/01/28/m...
Miles Davis and John Coltrane at 100
University Musical Society
ums.org
February 4, 2026 at 3:07 PM
of interest? ums.org/2026/01/28/m...
Understood. As for "For Bunita Marcus" @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social has a version by Marc-André Hamelin that they seem to play a lot. The cover of it always reminds me of Supertramp's "Crime of the Century"
February 4, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Understood. As for "For Bunita Marcus" @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social has a version by Marc-André Hamelin that they seem to play a lot. The cover of it always reminds me of Supertramp's "Crime of the Century"
not to pile on, heh, but I "found" this in my Bandcamp collection today. I can't remember who suggested it, but it had to be someone I respect otherwise I wouldn't have bought it. Thought you might be interested. Seems to be digital only unfortunately: helenabasilova.bandcamp.com/album/morton...
Morton Feldman: Triadic Memories, by Helena Basilova
8 track album
helenabasilova.bandcamp.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:46 PM
not to pile on, heh, but I "found" this in my Bandcamp collection today. I can't remember who suggested it, but it had to be someone I respect otherwise I wouldn't have bought it. Thought you might be interested. Seems to be digital only unfortunately: helenabasilova.bandcamp.com/album/morton...
There's a "video" for the Kit Downes sessions if you weren't aware. youtu.be/FbGoZzF0I9E?...
Breaking the Shell by Bill Frisell - Kit Downes - Andrew Cyrille
YouTube video by Red Hook Records
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 2:33 PM
There's a "video" for the Kit Downes sessions if you weren't aware. youtu.be/FbGoZzF0I9E?...
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If you want a break from snow or ICE, I have a #longread in the current @harpers.bsky.social about a mystical drift through London. Includes Blake, Hawksmoor, the Sex Pistols, Derek Jarman, John Dee and conversations with Alan Moore and Iain Sinclair harpers.org/archive/2026...
Another London, by Hari Kunzru
Excavating the disenchanted city
harpers.org
January 25, 2026 at 6:53 PM
If you want a break from snow or ICE, I have a #longread in the current @harpers.bsky.social about a mystical drift through London. Includes Blake, Hawksmoor, the Sex Pistols, Derek Jarman, John Dee and conversations with Alan Moore and Iain Sinclair harpers.org/archive/2026...
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February 4, 2026 at 1:23 PM
good morning [cd - ECM 1860 / B0000406-02]
February 4, 2026 at 1:22 PM
good morning [cd - ECM 1860 / B0000406-02]
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Charles Mingus was the king of the long title;
Oh Lord Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me
The Shoes Of The Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers
All The Things You Could Be By Now If Sigmund Freud's Wife Was Your Mother
Oh Lord Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me
The Shoes Of The Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers
All The Things You Could Be By Now If Sigmund Freud's Wife Was Your Mother
Deleted a post about “what’s your least favorite song” because the vibes are bad enough already.
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
February 4, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Charles Mingus was the king of the long title;
Oh Lord Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me
The Shoes Of The Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers
All The Things You Could Be By Now If Sigmund Freud's Wife Was Your Mother
Oh Lord Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me
The Shoes Of The Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers
All The Things You Could Be By Now If Sigmund Freud's Wife Was Your Mother
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Erstwhile (@erstwhile.bsky.social) is having a sale that ends this Sunday (20% off with code 2026). I snagged this Vanessa Rossetto album which I had my eye on last year
February 3, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Erstwhile (@erstwhile.bsky.social) is having a sale that ends this Sunday (20% off with code 2026). I snagged this Vanessa Rossetto album which I had my eye on last year
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'Jazz from Detroit' Now In Paperback!
I've been so preoccupied promoting my film, "The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit," that I've neglected to announce that my book, "Jazz from Detroit," will be published in a fully revised paperback edition on Feb. 11.
press.umich.edu/Books/J/Jazz...
I've been so preoccupied promoting my film, "The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit," that I've neglected to announce that my book, "Jazz from Detroit," will be published in a fully revised paperback edition on Feb. 11.
press.umich.edu/Books/J/Jazz...
Jazz from Detroit
Jazz from Detroit explores the city’s pivotal role in shaping the course of modern and contemporary jazz. With more than two dozen in-depth profiles of remarkable Detroit-bred musicians, complemented ...
press.umich.edu
February 3, 2026 at 7:59 PM
'Jazz from Detroit' Now In Paperback!
I've been so preoccupied promoting my film, "The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit," that I've neglected to announce that my book, "Jazz from Detroit," will be published in a fully revised paperback edition on Feb. 11.
press.umich.edu/Books/J/Jazz...
I've been so preoccupied promoting my film, "The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit," that I've neglected to announce that my book, "Jazz from Detroit," will be published in a fully revised paperback edition on Feb. 11.
press.umich.edu/Books/J/Jazz...
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Listening now & the music is worthy in its own right but the introduction by the radio host is a fantastic example of audio description - of which alt text is a descendant
This is a production decision but it’s also an accessibility practice benefitting *everyone* unable to see the performers
This is a production decision but it’s also an accessibility practice benefitting *everyone* unable to see the performers
btw that youtube channel with the terry riley live set is legit one of the richest musical sources I've ever found on the internet. when the riley performance ended it served this masterpiece up next www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap5a...
World Saxophone Quartet at the Public Theater, New York City 1981
YouTube video by Stephen Buckingham
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Listening now & the music is worthy in its own right but the introduction by the radio host is a fantastic example of audio description - of which alt text is a descendant
This is a production decision but it’s also an accessibility practice benefitting *everyone* unable to see the performers
This is a production decision but it’s also an accessibility practice benefitting *everyone* unable to see the performers
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Let no one say that as a nation, in spite of all the current ugliness, we have lost our sense of humor.
February 3, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Let no one say that as a nation, in spite of all the current ugliness, we have lost our sense of humor.
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When writer and tech entrepreneur @anildash.com first heard about Wikipedia, his reaction was:
“Well… good luck to those guys.”
That was 25 years ago. Now, he recognizes Wikipedia’s unbelievable collective generosity and reflects on how it’s adapted to each new era of the internet.
“Well… good luck to those guys.”
That was 25 years ago. Now, he recognizes Wikipedia’s unbelievable collective generosity and reflects on how it’s adapted to each new era of the internet.
Wikipedia at 25: What the web can be - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:54 PM
When writer and tech entrepreneur @anildash.com first heard about Wikipedia, his reaction was:
“Well… good luck to those guys.”
That was 25 years ago. Now, he recognizes Wikipedia’s unbelievable collective generosity and reflects on how it’s adapted to each new era of the internet.
“Well… good luck to those guys.”
That was 25 years ago. Now, he recognizes Wikipedia’s unbelievable collective generosity and reflects on how it’s adapted to each new era of the internet.
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Bandcamp Friday is coming up this week. Good time to grab…
#CDFriday
@erstwhile.bsky.social and @yukozama.bsky.social are having a 20% off sale plus free shipping after $50 (US) or $140 (International) until Feb 8. Good time to catch up on the labels…
@erstwhile.bsky.social and @yukozama.bsky.social are having a 20% off sale plus free shipping after $50 (US) or $140 (International) until Feb 8. Good time to catch up on the labels…
February 3, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Bandcamp Friday is coming up this week. Good time to grab…
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RIP Ken Peplowski who died yesterday at only 66 years old! The jazz world has lost a true great, few could match him on clarinet or saxophone.
#NowPlaying Ken’s 2013 album “Maybe September“ which contains an amazing version of Moon Ray
#Jazz #RIP
JazzSky
#NowPlaying Ken’s 2013 album “Maybe September“ which contains an amazing version of Moon Ray
#Jazz #RIP
JazzSky
February 3, 2026 at 11:01 PM
RIP Ken Peplowski who died yesterday at only 66 years old! The jazz world has lost a true great, few could match him on clarinet or saxophone.
#NowPlaying Ken’s 2013 album “Maybe September“ which contains an amazing version of Moon Ray
#Jazz #RIP
JazzSky
#NowPlaying Ken’s 2013 album “Maybe September“ which contains an amazing version of Moon Ray
#Jazz #RIP
JazzSky
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Humans are convinced life is a drama, because we're living it. But it would be comedy to anyone watching us.
Veep is more real than West Wing. Scrubs more real than ER. And yes, My Cousin Vinny more real than any episode of Law & Order.
Veep is more real than West Wing. Scrubs more real than ER. And yes, My Cousin Vinny more real than any episode of Law & Order.
Just another datapoint in my "'My Cousin Vinny' is the most realistic depiction of the practice of law in all of cinema" theory.
February 3, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Humans are convinced life is a drama, because we're living it. But it would be comedy to anyone watching us.
Veep is more real than West Wing. Scrubs more real than ER. And yes, My Cousin Vinny more real than any episode of Law & Order.
Veep is more real than West Wing. Scrubs more real than ER. And yes, My Cousin Vinny more real than any episode of Law & Order.